Thank you for your response @thaishps don't feel embarrassed to cast a vote for a post you feel deserves it. If they are like me, they will know you would have cast a vote for them even if your VP was higher...but, I 'do' understand the embarrassment side of it.
The current situation can change in a 'HEARTbeat' with the stroke of a few keys either by, or directed by the 'Top Brass' at steemit. I emphasized...'HEART'...Get it?