parts of this thread remind me of an event that took place on a NATO exercise;the man put in charge of overall control was a 'Scouser' (from Liverpool) At the end of the exercise on european commander complained saying 'what language was that man speaking?' to which the reply came,from a 'geordie' (native of newcastle) 'English';your lucky we didn't pick the scotsman to take his place; even i have trouble understanding him... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist