Some recent posts by Bert made it obvious that he needed to take a break from "something" and get some time for himself. You don't get to just go take a break from the wife & kids so that's out. (well, you can for a week maybe). And as we know, when you are self-employed, if you dont work you dont eat. So if he needs to take a break from ACUB and maybe get a better grip on things and some time to himself, then hey, he should. I'm really sorry to see him go. Hope he comes back soon. But we would all agree that he must do what he feels is best. And just think, when he does return he'll BE EVEN BETTER!
So Bert, hate to see you go. Please find a way to take a little vacation. Ride a roller coaster! Take care of yourself. Get all of your optimism back (when you are getting burned out, it really goes away even if you didn't notice. Others do). And if we are lucky, you will come back to the boards in the not-too-distant future and feeling much better about everything.