Put me in the school of it never being too late for a heartfelt apology. And never too soon to be grown up enough to admit you were wrong.
Besides, does it do anyone any good for someone to not aplogize? Or admit they were wrong?
It's sure a good thing none of us every did anything we ever had to say we were sorry about ...
GTWGP38...
One thing about the forums, best to keep threads together, rather than starting a new one that's a continuation of essentially the same subject. Your apology would also probably get more credibility with your critics if it were in the original thread. You sort of approached the subject in the original thread but didn't make it as clear as you do here, then that got ignored (come on folks, let's try to be fair, even if you're on this young man's case), in part because your weren't as clear as you were here about the apology.
Hang in there, do the right thing, and this too will pass with everyone hopefully the better person for it...sometimes that's the best you can do when learning the ropes.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
A little too late to try apologizing for what you wrote in your original piece.
I realize that this has hardly nothing to do with our hobby but I just want to apologize for what I said about my dad having the brain of monkey and that he read at a 4th grade level. I didn't know that would be so misinterpited at the time that I wrote that post. I'm not trying to make enemies with anyone on this fourm. That post was my first ever post to a public fourm. I treat my dad with all the respect I can give him and I think that everyone who replied negatively should realize that his dad (and almost everyone else on my grandpas side of the family) worked for the Grand Tunk Western at Durand in the motive power department as mechanics until my grandpa started working at the GTW yard outside GM Flint assembly (Formally and still popularly known as GM Truck and Bus) from 1975-1995 as a car repairman on the RIP track. My dad works hard for what he does working as an auto/diesel mechanic for the last 23 years and is the bread winner in my family since my mom has been off work because of surguries having to do with her hitting menopause. I apologize again for what I said and I swear that I won't post anything like that again