> But what's friends got to do with any of this anyway?

Inifinite regress, and/or reading what the admin told you a few posts
back is necessary / a good idea / good form.
ie Bob explained how  friendship affected what may usually safely be
said, or not.

Most interesting out of this exchange, to me, is the comments twixt
you and Bob of your relationship with Olin.
That you would state simply (even if perhaps simplistically) that Olin
is your friend is highly encouraging to me.
Bob MAY be right that you are not Olin's friend (quite yet), but your
open statement that he is yours AND your subsequent response that it
is rather unfortunate that Bob says Olin is not your friend, should go
a reasonable way towards redressing that problem in future. Well done.
I hardly expect Olin to leap up and embrace you as a brother in arms,
and overlook henceforth all the rough edges that he yet wants to knock
off you, but if he's got the heart (albeit oft somewhat hidden) that I
think he has you should have taken a significant step closer to that
halcyon state.

For perspective:
Olin is my friend.
Whether I am his friend probably varies somewhat by day and current
circumstance :-).


          Russell
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