My dear Sanford

I have to say that I always enjoy the cut and thrust of any discussions we enter into and I do hope you will not abandon these. Perhaps describing someone's taste in hose as "crap" was a tad OTT but I am sure we can all live with that. Look at how Jock treats his "flat cap" image with humour and knows it is all in good part.
Please do not abandon your contributions here as where would we be without them? I, of all people, should know the pitfalls which seem to arise when a discussion of white hose or types of footwear is involved. I do not know why such heated arguments should be triggered by such seemingly anodyne subjects but that seems to be what happens.

Phil