New Guy:
Nobody means you any harm, people are just so used to trolls they sunk their teeth in before seeing your good intentions.Newbs don't usually post GTG threads, especially somewhere you don't have express permission from the PROPERTY OWNER to have a meeting at.
As I said in my PM..
If you have indeed garnered permission from the property owner, (not a guy who works at jiffy lube who said it was okay) I would post a new thread with the details, and we'll be happy to enforce and boot any trolls from the thread.
PS: If you can't take some hazing, CR may not be the best hang out for you.
95% of CR would give you their shirt off their back, but online they are ravenous wolves looking for new flesh to tear into.