Lance Allen wrote: >On 27 Sep 2000, at 11:00, Jinx wrote: >> The result is that at the >> lower end of the food chain (quite a lot of us, relatively speaking) >> parts become either unavailable in economically practical terms or >> just plain unavailable. The irony is thus that wherever you look >> there are more and more great new devices being made and "for >> sale" but they are so often unobtainable. We just aren't worth the >> paper-work time anymore >> >Warning Moan mode starting..... ........... Now see what you started, Mr Jinx! You guys don't much understand america. Over here, none of us accept this low-end of the food-chain idea. We are "all" potential millionares. In recent survey of students in america, >70% expected to be rich by age 40. Because there is so much "expectation", no one wants to cook the golden gooses - cause one day we all plan to be gooses ourselves. Got it? best regards, - danM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.