It's pretty obvious that some members just resent the attention he gets......... which SHOULD be theirs.
One of the ways Larry was helpful was in saving you time - going down some different powder roads, for instance.
me: Thinkin' maybe RL 22 would add more oomph.
Larry : You won't like it in that case... Imr 7828 is where it's at.
Now if I had kept the conversation going by asking,"Why", "how do you know?", "That doesn't make sense" etc.....
AS SO MANY ON HERE ARE PRONE TO DO.... well, yeah, he could get a tad hostile.