Perception is a diifcult matter to deal with. The phrase “perception is reality” always grated on me. What one perceives may or may not be reality, it’s simply what it looks or sounds like to a person. Their own knowledge base, biases and personality traits inform their perception. What I came to realize about “perception is reality” is that a person’s perception is what drives their response in any given situation and for them, it is their “reality”, regardless of how factually correct or incorrect their perception may be. The advantage of fact based issues is there is at least a chance of researching the provable facts to support or reassess one’s ‘perception’. Not so easy when perceptions are emotion based. I realize the above comments are not directly ‘automotive’ in nature, but I do believe they are applicable to the contents of this thread. Ray
In general, that sort of “tit for tat” strategy does not serve anyone well, in this forum or anywhere in life. I have a grandson who seems to frequently and easily find conflict with other people’s personalities. That saddens me and on several occasions I have tried to discuss that with him in a tactful way in an effort to get him to re-evaluate his approach, his “perception” of people and circumstances. He seems to be either missing the point, or is simply resistant to self examination. Finally, to more directly make my point, I resorted to a ‘motto’ I encountered awhile back; “If you meet a Jerk in the morning....well, you’ve met a Jerk. If you meet Jerks all day long....well, you’re the Jerk” Ray
To bad Leo got his feelings hurt. But I think that if Leo would just say "This is how I think I would do it" he very well might understand the options. I have never seen exactly what you are asking about. Doubt anyone here has. But I can think about how would I do it, if I wanted to. There are several ways to skin this cat. A few were pointed out here to you. But in the end, it's up to the skill and ingenuity of the builder to make it come out right.
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