It's a pity , they were good guys, just fell into the old trap, trying to something they were not.
Best to just be your old plan self, humble as that may be.
You are an extremely gullible old man. Why are you still this way in your old age?
Those guys are liars and cheats.
And why do you litter the food forum with McDonald's bull crap and nasty lazy food. No one cares. That's not what the forum is for. But you know that. Lots of good cooks don't post there anymore....