Thread:Humphry02/@comment-26102520-20150404022151/@comment-26102520-20150406201006

Oh dear Humphry, of course pitying isn't the default response but the mere act of using "and" alone denotes a relationship between the two clauses such that a statement afterwards along the lines of "because of it" is unnecessary.. That said, you'll notice that I left your revision intact because it was more acceptable than your first attempt.

For what it's worth, I wouldn't trade what we have for anything in the world :P