Larry says, "The trick is to learn to love the process. It is the race that counts since there is never any ultimate victory." And I like a lot about the rest of his message too, I love the process - sometimes. At least I love it when our helpful and anonymous neighbor listee and I find and repair the minor fault that kept the generator OOC for a couple of weeks. I hated having the ting down, though. But, yes there is an ultimate victory (revenge?) in my mind. I'll manage to have the whole lash up looking good and in running order (a not too, too difficult job - sometimes) and die before it can break, thus leaving it as an asset to QUICKLY sell rather than a deficit to whoever survives me. Rich Gano CALYPSO (GB42-295) Homeport Panama City I'd rather be cruisin'