I think he's sitting there with a big smile on his face and thinking "Wow....another thread just for me. Ha Ha Ha!"
Which brings up another point...
Has anyone considered that the more you 'hate' on Upstate, the more he becomes that which you're hating on?
Life's too short.
If you don't like the guy, don't respond, it's really that simple.
If you think Upstate is a 'troll', the best defense against 'trolls' is to deny them food.
I've personally never had a problem with Upstate...I was born and grew up in upstate NY, and I get the NY attitude.
I appreciate UpstateNY because he's reliable - he says what he means, and he means what he says.
I work with drivers that I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire - so I simply don't deal with them.
But the BC is the Interweb - it's not real life.
Pick your battles. All I see here is a whole bunch of internet posters complaining about another internet poster.
PUT THE COMPUTER DOWN AND GO OUTSIDE.