Also, I think you find that the forum is just that, a forum for airing views. As such you shouldn't think it is a good representation of the actual activity we're discussing i.e. leisure flying.
For example, it's not often anyone writes about the sheer pleasure of actually being up there and viewing the world from on high - revelling in the sense of freedom that it gives you. That's because most of that is taken for granted, so it's mostly the unusual, the annoying and the worrying things that get talked about.