I'm all tired of 'gripping'.

>>Unyquity, you are one of the most giving, loving posters that CZ has, we are lucky to have you.<<

Wombat, YOU are one of the most giving, loving posters that CZ has, we are lucky to have YOU.

I AM sorry I offended you; my intent was NOT to offend you - it was to show others the truth about the various grades/chemicals used in Lugol's, the 'recipes' and how simple it is to tell 'what's what'...and to try to instill confidence by a 'lack of fear based on knowledge'. (or something like that)

I realize/d that you have a specific need (your fabulous healing salve/cream) for only the purest of Lugol's (something I feel is a good thing). However it seemed to me that you were depending upon various 'people who said' rather relying upon your own ability to 'put it all together'. I felt that you were underestimating your intelligence/ability to comprehend, and I truly felt it was scaring others (and it was/did scare others, as was evidenced by the several emails I received after your/my post).

NOBODY (absolutely NOBODY!) has worked harder than you providing information regarding iodine. Yes, I DO know that..and I am amazed and sincerely appreciative for your selflessness (and that's NOT bs). I too, have spent quite a bit of time (not NEARLY as much as you)...but that fact does not make either of us flawless, eh?

I didn't mean to insinuate that you didn't have the intelligence to discern what 'anal' meant (lol); I really was only trying to make sure you didn't think I was calling you an %¤#&!§-.

>>(BTW, I understand "anal", I am educated, despite your assertion to the contrary)<<

That sentence is/was my WHOLE deal. I KNOW you are educated; I respect your education; I KNOW that you can/could, do now comprehend chemical grading & Lugol's formulas...what got me 'going' was that you were relying upon someone ELSE to tell you 'what was what' and you were posting 'alarming' posts about 'grades of Lugol's' (that I perceived were scaring people)...when you could have taken a bit of time, studied it a bit, figured it out, and posted confidently in a manner that wouldn't have frightened/concerned.

Am I the big 'wombat sherrif'? No I'm not, but I sure took that tone...and for that I really am sorry. I didn't want anybody to be scared; I wanted everybody to know that this 'chemical thing' is within EVERYONE'S ability to understand; I want people to become self-sufficient, confident and self-assured.

>>>well jeez, there are different types of iodine? Some ONLY for lab use? Maybe there are variations I(we) don't know about. I think I stated that very clearly in my post.<< All good concerns and clearly stated...but you are a leader, you are looked up to and depended upon for valid information; people TRUST you (maybe a lot more than you realize? or desire) Someone once said to me something like, "Uny, you think every post is the be-all-end-all of the post/thread...this is all a learning experience; we all get to the answer in the end". And that is true, I DO think that every post MAY be the be-all-end-all...because maybe there's one person out there who only reads that one post - and to that one person, that post was "it". And if that post came from "wombat", then that post was "the truth". So I "jumped on it"...maybe too fast and too harshly (sigh) or maybe not. I honestly don't think I can remember the entire thread well enough to think about what might have happened had I waited 10 minutes or "spoke softer". And I sure hope you don't think I'm 'blowing this off'. I care very much (as I'm sure you do, too). I just want to make sure you really understand/believe what my 'trigger points' were; I'm pretty sure I understand what yours are/were now, and I'm sorry this whole thing happened.

I'm exhausted from this whole time period; I KNOW that if we were all in a room where we could see each other, 'read' each other and hear the inflections/see the facial expressions, none of us would EVER misunderstand each other. (Of course, I'm not including the beligerent rude %¤#&!§-s in that picture, lol, whomever they may be). Would we always agree? smirk, hardly. But I doubt things would ever degrade to the point they can/do on a keyboard and a monitor...there's just TOO much chance for huge misunderstandings and erroneous assumptions. And with our strong desire to make sure everybody gets the "best" knowledge/information/iodine, mixed with the fact that we cannot be together to truly understand where we're all 'coming from', things like this happen.

I'm sorry this happened, and for whatever I did/said that offended you. I can't be sorry that I was worried that people would be frightened, and I can't be sorry that I was irritated at you (for what I thought was you underestimating your abilities). I promise, if I ever find reason to disagree with you again, I'll do my damnedest to not come across like I did before. (is that how you spell damnedest?).

Olive branch? We sure all could use one :)

Unyquity

P.S. I didn't check for typos :(
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