I feel that an explanatiion is due and I have been remiss in not letting you know that my absence from the board for several hours is the direct result of rain and sunshine here in my home state of Florida.  It has caused the grass to grow at a tremendous rate and therefore it is my duty to respond by mowing it.

I may be gone for a few housrs again in the next couple of days and hope that I can count on you and others to not be too happy about unforeseen events that may or may not occur.

I hope this request will be seriously considered because the request is not mine alone.

I wish you the best of everything.