I was afraid that might be a little much (I actually edited some of it out - the extended metaphor went a little over the top, which is why metaphors and I tend to be unmixy things).

Interesting to hear you pulled back on it. It definitely worked perfectly in the final version, IMHO. :)

Yeah, I would like to think it happened this way, though knowing John and Sam, I'm afraid it was more the big blow-out and the slamming door. Sigh.

Me, too. *sniffles*