Thanks guys
I felt a lot better for offloading!
Yes, ortho, he did overstep. But then J often does, bless him. When he is a whirlwind of tension as he is right now, he can be a bit of a pain:P Part of the problem is I never learned the art of just shutting the fuck up and letting his nonsense go over my head. And it's so easy to slip into old arguments over the dog. Because Pilau was ours. And there we were having a standup row about the little brown dog in the room.
I know he's been a right royal pain at home. Clashing with Jan over stoopid shit, and the kids (I say kids the youngest is 17 :P). I know he's had a fallout with Ash, his bessie mate, because Jan told me about it. He may also have had a clash with his dad.
He's quite possibly the kindest and sweetest man I know, but when he's tense and upset about stuff he turns into a growling bear. I just hope he gets this bloody article finished soon and is pleased with it.