I totally understand this impression. I'll try to answer some questions and points raised.
First, I do really appreciate the amount of humor in the thread.
This idea came to mind after I said something like Jon`C was the worst sort of person and a coward. Anyone with whom he has a disagreement with might find themselves and the end of a rude insult and he's notably absent from participating in a way that compromises his real identity.
The latter part was why I suggested that it is relatively easy to find me based on information I've posted here with (or without) the aid of Facebook. Seriously, quite a few of you could PM me my address to show how easy it is. Knowing that I actually appreciate how some of you that obviously detest me haven't messed with me in an inconvenient manner.
As to the former part, Jon`C likely isn't a terrible person. He's found a woman that loves and married him. They've had, I'm sure, a beautiful child.
I extended the open offer to him because we are both responsible adults able to absorb the costs of the proposition with the demonstrated stability to make the opportunity valid.
Knowing the low chances of this I thought about others I could extend this offer to. I thought about CM. I admire some of his work but no longer have a desire to reconcile with him. I thought about Antony. He's actually welcome to take me up on the offer although I have reservations and I don't know if he has the same flexibility I assume Jon has.
Someone suggested this was short notice. I don't really think a month is short notice for a weekend trip however, it's an open invitation. Any weekend will do but a longer time period would work better around the last week of August. Other periods off for the rest of the year coincide with holiday times I wouldn't expect Jon to travel. Others that want to take me up on this that don't have family they want to spend time with during the holidays might find that a good time. Always a possibility.
I do feel that the Jon coming this way is better than me going his. My skills probably don't bring much to his house unless he needs something fixed. He could come here and have my kid programming in a day. I could buy a bunch of parts and we could put together a computer. He could buy parts and tools and in a weekend the projects probably not done in his home. Assumption, just my talents without my truck are a little less portable.
My idea was that if Jon was interested I would offer to pay half the airfare. Of course he wouldn't have to stay with us but we're adequately equiped for it. I admit it's scary. I know because I consider how I'd feel on the other side of the offer. I'm willing to go that way. I guess worst case I'm alone in SF. What could go wrong?
As to this grandstanding accusation. To me that's asinine. How could I even expect to get away with that on this topic? Keeping in mind that Jon has told me not to PM him this was the logical avenue to expect a response. Considering that the idea is pretty farfetched to begin with how on earth could I seriously use someone not accepting as a weapon? Flat out dumb.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16