One of the reasons I getted pissed off at vegetarians is because they say things like what you said:

>I was damn near
>repulsed by the smell of
>meat and most definately by
>the appearance of it.

When you say something I enjoy is repulsive, then in a sense, you're saying something about me as well. I'm not saying you can't have those feelings, but vegetarians often seem to express these feelings in a tone of superiority or looking down up meat eaters.