Oggers,
You may wish to avoid selectively quoting part of one statement, instead of including the relevant bit that "2000 feet gain being reasonable", and not adding in a separate completely disconnected comment about the bears and fleas, which pertained to a quite separate discussion.
While you're at it, you can also ponder the statement about HN's number that "It's a good upper bound, and probably just as much use as the NTSB's simulations."