[LESSONS LEARNED] Life after my 30 day ban - What did I learn?

Due to my workload I really haven't had a lot of time to be online lately, but I was aware my ban expired around the 15th, so here I am.
Thank you to those who reached out to me asking what/why etc. and being kind enough to think of me. I do appreciate that you did.
I admit it, I wasn't pleased to see the message from Apricot, but considering I tued myself in after Ste Fishkin and I had words, I can't really be mad. I extended a few members here an invite to a sharing forum I co-own, and though my reasoning had no malicious intent toward BHW, I was wrong in doing it and I want to apologize to the site, Diamond Damien, my friends, members and last but certainly not least....GULP...Ste Fishkin himself. Fishkin, although I sometimes feel you're about as pleasant as pooping a porcupine, I do appreciate your quality work, success and genuinely original approach to being involved here. I'll give you credit for being completely transparent as to where you stand on any given day, and I would take more of you vs. more freeloading shitbaggers that frequent the place. I'm sure you'll find a way to crawl up my ass at some point again, but I sincerely apologize for my part in causing you grief and inviting you elsewhere for any reason. Like you, I do love this place, and though my contributions are different than yours, I believe I have demonstrated how I feel about this forum. As you said "you're not my friend" but I wish you no bad. In total honesty, since my ban I have had some shitty things hit me the last few weeks, including today when I walk outside to see my BMW strapped to a repo truck, and the driver closely resembled your profile pic. Fuy as it sounds, it's true! I was 31 days late and they repoed the damn thing? Surely even you would agree that's harsh. =) So if you would consider even pretending that I've paid my suffering, maybe I can get it back soon, cause that would be great.

I'm glad to be back, and look forward to an "infraction free" remainder of 2016.