No couch here. No arguments ad hominem either. Please notice I never try to address my responses about people or their good or bad points. I merely respond to what is said and how I perceive it, hopefully as a lay person. Sometimes, however, my background may affect my response. That said, I do think that people who work with computers may not have the best people skills.
I truly wish that we were ad-free, but I think it is a reality of nowadays and can't be changed. It is a money generating way of doing business that everyone uses. I love the way my aol encourages you to put a 'designer' header on your page, then covers most of it up with an ad!!! I ignore this stuff as much as I can, but once in a while, I accidentally click on one. :-{
They are the same folks, Best or Better Breeders or something. So the removal process may not be effective for long. I think they did go away for a while.