Glad I took that break to get my "claws in".
The past 30 years and the fact that I literally grew up coming here and have always been welcome to stay here means nothing until I take a few months to really get my "claws in".
Poor guy has no idea what I'm like or what I'm after. He has only known me in person since I was 14 and thats nothing compared to the insight of people who may have spoken to me on a phone once.