Phil,
DJS stated they lived in Brooklyn.
Debating and discussing is what we do in this forum. We try to be polite to each other and to the poster. But sometimes, for some reason, posters do not return. And sometimes, we get impatient with each other.
I don't think any of us are making the Forum look bad.
By the way, baking soda and gypsum are both bases. You just compounded the problem.
