Ranger,

Thank you for your latest reply. This should close the matter as a simply a misunderstanding among well-intentioned people. Unfortunately, sirfishalot was out of line in getting personal. Maybe his personal attack was merely a reflection of the depth of his support for the Stardust operation and people.

Maybe some good has come from this. The Stardust "family" and Howard learned of the extent of the personal support that they have earned, and we have all learned to be suspicious of the counts at another website.

PS: I would not criticize anyone's spelling on these boards. Most of us likely type such messages quickly because we have other things to do such as work, school, fishing, and preparing for more fishing, and we are among fisherfolk friends on these boards and do not expect to be graded on spelling and typos. It is the content that counts.

PPS: The previous was a self-serving PS from a poor speller.