At 11:52 AM 04/04/2013, you wrote: >I haven't had a vacation in 5 years. My boss is a jerk, Are you alleging some kind of inappropriate behavior? ;-) >and what's worse >is that I can't pick any bones with anyone ... because I'm self employed. When my better half was working in Germany doing environmental work associated with closing some NATO bases she and the other consultants would work into the night. Every once in a while the landlord (a very German woman) would come and yell at them for working at inappropriate times of day. Different world. --sp --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .