That's funny, I haven't been on here in a long time, only to log in and find this thread.
To bad about yellowbird, I always thought she was a class act. Terry was great to me on a couple of occasions, my Bird is part Terry.
Except for the global warming stuff I never got to much into the political stuff. There has never been a better site though for guys/gals willing to help each other out. I even found my current Bird on here.
Premium-member thing is new too. I wouldn't mind kicking in.