As you said, twas only your opinion. But, you also castigated Peterson's business practices which led some to rise up in defense or join in to voice their agreement. And, there was your suggestion to Peterson as to how to change their business model to improve the product line. They have been and continue to be successful in spite of their, as some perceive, inability produce q1uality pipes.
Your post was interesting and, of course, generated the widely divergent responses above. Surely, with three years of membership, you expected nothing different, All the other similar posts over the years have, as the membership, myself included, cannot resist the siren call. We can't resist even though we know we are going to cover the same ground anew. The challenge is to find different words and cite alternative circumstances to stave off the boredom.