Speaking for most of us here after reaching 435 pages to this thread, which must be a record on www.jehovahs-witness.com the mold excuse is just that. I think we are all aware that Lloyd would attempt anything to save face, his ego is far too big to admit he fucked up.
The irony here is that if he actually admitted to fucking up like a responsible adult who has their shit together, and he is genuinely remorseful (most of us here would detect bullshit a mile off) he would more than likely gain a lot more respect.