Chuck,
Clearly you walked away. That says something. However, for whatever reason you picked the private pilot forum to post a glory days story which appears to have the sole purpose of strutting your stuff. Whether you did it for that purpose, you certainly did open yourself up to observation by posting it (even if it's not the best choice of places to post). Don't whine when others comment on your post. Nobody's one-upping you here...you don't need to feel so competitive. Nobody's diminishing what you did, or did not accomplish. You laid out the details as much as you deemed necessary, and those details did and do merit comment.
Deal with it.