Oh well, F*** it.
Richard gave freely and he has the right to take away just freely.
So it's not there anymore.
Hopefully some you (I know I did...) took some of those little nuggets of wisdom, carried them around with you and let them become part of your life.
If not, what's the point?
Nothing worse than a drawer full of photgraphs you never look at.
I'm sorry for those of you that will really miss not being able to go back and read his posts but I think it's more important to respect Richard's peace of mind and let him purge whatever/whoever was causing him grief.
And who knows, maybe next time you ('you' being me and everyone else that reads these posts) will actually take a little time and think about what's being said instead of 'changing the channel' to the next post.
Now of I could only get my hands on a VINTAGE 1176
Cheers Richard and don't sweat it.
I just hope the wife doesn't slap you up-side the head for being so reactionary.
I got the distinct impression she was standing over you and answering just as many of the questions as you... "What do you mean you deleted all of OUR posts!?".
Take it easy.
R.