I read nothing that makes anyone look good for giving him a hard time from speculation. Maybe he's a witch, and we can burn / drown him to see if we're wrong. See the point yet?

There wasn't enough to go off the deep end, and as you said, you'll never know, jumping the gun.

How about this suspicious post?

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_96..._1/key_/tm.htm

Collecting personal information on people's background in the hobby could mean what score he can take from your garage, or getting date of birth info and in the member section, your full name and address (whitepages.com to fill in the rest). Could be identity theft in the making! Oh dear, don't give out your date of birth and list of RC inventory! Maybe the READERS that are silent get the vital information they want.

OR, he could just be what he seems to be, friendly, old school, back when a generation was part of a country that made things themselves.