Well, Mr. Scott, my dialog was in response to Tuomas, not you, who, if he felt slighted, I am sure would have requested a clarification of my "shill" remark. I've had worst hurled at me, and you did not come to my rescue.
By the way, I had earlier expressed my gratitude to Tuomas for correcting my definition of "fast-ice."
The worse place for a "peace maker" is in between two other people; you end up loosing. There is plenty of rudeness to go around on this forum, some of which I have received from "staff."
While "Oil Electric" is a well known railroad blog, with more than 600 articles written, and an average readership in excess of 300 souls per day, I reserve the right to write articles on virtually any subject I feel passionate about.
Coming from a seafaring family, with many friends who were "Coasties", and an affinity for Alaska, (if you bother to read my marine oriented articles,) this was a joy for me to research and write. I've been working this Healy-Renda subject virtually round the clock for several days.
Following in the footsteps of my Late Dad, who was a frequent contributor to Lekko, the World Ship Society, and Marine Digest, you can anticipate more from me on "Shipspotting."
