Amen, Jack.   It appears you have Mr. Shaw well pegged.    "less shrill" is a nice touch.

Isn't it good to know that Mr. Shaw, the soul of tolerance and good feeling, will no doubt just let the thread die now without any retort?

We should all try to emulate his calm even-handedness.

Well, it's a good job we don't all emulate your penchant for lashing out in your posts without adding a shred of substantive content.