Having been......and in many ways still am.............the caveman, and having been one who has left CVO Harley only to come back, I'm experiencing some deja vu while reading this thread. I knew before I departed that quitting is a permanent solution to a temporary challenge, but the equipment God gave to me includes a HEAVY dose of STRONG stubborness and an extreme "I ain't takin' chit from anyone" attitude. My behavior was very pronounced prior to my enlistment in the Army, but was quickly quelled by the gentlemen Noncommissioned Officers wearing the "Brown Round" at Basic Training. I managed to keep things in cheque until I completed Warrant Officer Candidate School and the subsequent professionally related training. My first assignment as a fresh out of school WO1 was as a Production Control Officer in an Attack Aviation Battalion. I was determined to succeed despite being the most junior officer in the battalion. "Ain't no friggin' W4 gonna run my shop." And they weren't trying to do that, but I couldn't see through my own bullchit to realize these wise, old, crusty Warrant Officers were really trying to help me succeed. I was quickly slapped back into reality. Needless to say, I finished out my Army career and did very well....better than most (at the risk of sounding like I'm tooting my own horn-----but facts are facts

). Then I retired from the Army. Had a job before I picked up my blue ID card. The only thing I did the day I retired was take off the uniform, don a pair of trousers and a polo shirt and went right back to work doing the same thing I did before I retired. Enter the caveman.....yadayadayada.
My point is, I'll probably never learn, especially when it comes to new situations, but once I get into that situation, puff up my chest, and get my a$$ handed to me for doing so, I rapidly become very productive. Same goes for my experience here. Puffed up my chest, acted like a teenager....young, dumb and full of ***.... (except I'm not really young---just feel that way) and the wise men gave me a dose of reality.
Bottom line, deleting one's account just to suggest "I'll show you mo' fuggers" is perhaps the most immature action a CVO Harley family member can take. It doesn't do anything but confirm in the entire family's eye that one's doing so is good riddance. Unfortunately, some of us.....me.....don't see that until it is too late. Then we're left with regret.........."Now why did I just do that?" "STOOOOOOPID!"
This place is a terrific resource when one takes what they read with a grain of salt. It is best to check one's attitude at the splash screen, enter here, enjoy, contribute something useful, enjoy each other's company, vent, tell one's tales, and have a good time. Destructive posting doesn't do anything but put everyone in a bad state of mind............and quitting because the offender is scolded doesn't do anything but confirm to the family that the person really is immature. It is best to take the scolding and move on...........and if one can't get over the scolding, then perhaps it is best if one gets over oneself. I have...........but I'll do the same thing again in a new situation. Too friggin' hardheaded, I guess.
Have a great Saturday.
Henry