4d9r -
Let's face it; this is a hobby and not a business for 999 out of 1000 of us. Who besides you don't want to share their hobby and have a laugh or 2 along the way? I'll never meet many folks on this board but I consider many of them a friend. Friends talk.
In the thread you quoted I had an excellent interchange with Barry and 53moneypit, both on the board and in private emails. Cosmo is a good guy for replying, I hope he was not offended but I doubt he was.
I like humor in my life and I love old trucks too. When I see something that does not interest me I ignore it and mind my own business. You are acting like someone here owes you something and that your problem is all that is important. I come here hoping for help and appreciating it greatly when I get it, but I know in advance I may not even get a reply, and I learned long ago not to believe everything I read. If you have no sense of humor and don't respond to or understand the romanticism of the old trucks like the vast majority of us do, then why don't you just go away?
The light hearted good humor mixed with technical information is what makes this board attractive.