Quote - [ I wouldn't get upset about that reply.....

Your physical limitations are/were not known, so please take the remarks in the spirit they were intended, just as an honest, straightforward reply.

Do not feel you can't post here.  People in this forum are generally rather nice. 

Exactly!  Thank you :)

And Sam is right. I would never say anything to anyone to intentionally hurt them. I'm not a malicious person and neither is anyone in my circle of friends.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi