Confirmation

I trust and respect Rob in this. Here is some perspective on why people are sceptical about the "friend of a friend" stories. I teach a course on investigation and fact finding (I have experience in both). The 1st lesson is people can only tell facts they observed (otherwise it is what’s known as ‘hearsay’). “A friend told me this happened” means they can tell what a friend told them. You cannot conclude that is what happened without talking to the person who actually witnessed what happened. 2nd, when you hear information about what happened you have to decide if the person giving the information is credible (“I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus” ) and if they were competent to observe what they claimed happened (remember cousin Vinny asking granny how many fingers she saw?). 3rd, is the information provided verifiable? (“Mine was the biggest inauguration crowd in history!” ). 4th, is it natural and probable and easy to believe? (insert another Trump reference ). The problem with someone on this Board saying this happened to a friend of a friend is that it does not meet the 1st 3 tests.
It is not that we do not like you or believe you. We do but that is not the same thing as believing what you said a friend of yours said a friend of theirs said happened actually happened.

oh and I arrive March 39 for 2 weeks and my 63rd birthday for those who read this far.