I feel for you Grahod mate, I travel a bit and sadly every time I think I have met the stupidest person on the planet, another Ozzi pops up on HC, or even worse, in the waves surfing with me..
All I can say is thanks for the progress reports, and ignore the shallow (1mm deep 10 kms wide) mongrels who have nothing better to do than try cover their ignorance and inferiority complexes by using yer leg as a lampost