FM
I hold no hard feelings towards you or any one else in these forums. My time, like yours, is precious and I have better things to do than wind people up.
Having said that, you are entirely wrong in:
a) your interpretaion of my previous post and
b) your opinions with regards to
public address of those who hold rank above you.
We live in a free (well almost with Charles Clark at the helm) society and you are entitled to your views just as I am to question them since you choose to air them on a public forum. However majority opinion will hold sway and it is that above all which governs our behaviour towards others.
I don't know what you do for a living but one day you may well be in a postion that earns a respectful address, would you then spurn it? This of course assumes that you dont go around calling judges mate before hand.