Give TC a break fellas. This is a very tame site compared to others and what he said would be just part of normal banter on the .com site and many others. Add to that the understandably unexpected T-bird forum on this site. When TC first posted here some weeks ago frankly it was a breath of fresh air and showed him to be exactly the sort of straight shooter many of you guys seemed to understand characterises us from down here. Jeez, who wants to walk around on egg shells anyway. That doesn't mean we're all the same - some of us call a spade a spade and others call it a f***ing spade. This guy is your salt of the earth Aussie. Disagree with what he says but don't rubbish him or our nationality for having the balls to say it - and it was an honest mistake anyway which he's now acknowledged.
Tomcat, I know you don't need anyone to speak up for you and possibly don't appreciate it, so apologies. Believe it or not, I've been known to shoot my mouth off from time to time too so I understand entirely that sometimes good intentions get lost in the timing or delivery when you inadvertently step on someone's toes. Not everyone gets that.
Good on ya mate. Hope you stick around here.