Tim
Personally, I'd hate to see you leave as I have always enjoyed your contributions on this forum, just as I enjoyed seeing your car at the RF factory coz it motivated me to get home and work on my car. I'll even admit to sitting in your car once at the old RF facility and imagining my car was completed too.
As one of the longer termed members here, I have seen many great contributors leave this forum, never to return and it makes this forum a poorer place. The names you mentioned plus others helped to make this the forum what it is today and your contributions are a part of that rich history.
I think maybe if you stayed away from the Paddock threads where the noise to signal ratio is high, then you might be able to find your enjoyment again or if that doesn't do it, take Malcolm's advice and have a 3 month break.
Politics is such a sh*t topic to argue about because the only places your voice can make a direct difference is either at the voting booth or in a demonstartion march. Okay, I know that your voice can also be used for propaganda/brainwashing/shaming etc people into thinking differently but that is nothing new, been happening for about 3-4000 years......
We all joined this forum because of our interest in GT40s and that is about the only common thing you can cast over everyone on this site. Opinions for all other topics will vary with every individual, as will their humour/"lack of humour"/spitefulness/crudeness/sophistication....blah blah. If someone bothers you, ignore them as there are plenty of other people here that value your words and insights.
Hang around
Regards
Your Bass Straight neightbour
Bill.