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<<< While I will not take 100% of the blame for the ill feelings that have arose in the past few weeks, I will take half. >>> Sorry Dean, can't have half – only a quarter, Max. I was very much at fault for making fun of Alberto the way I did. It was not my intention. Having originally come from the mid-west, not 200 miles from where you are now, I had the same sense of humor and appreciated your wit. I told you about it on-line, without remembering there was a warm body attached to it that I was offending. It was a rude thing to do, I regret it, and apologize to everyone here and especially Alberto for doing it. While this may have started with your reply to Alberto, I suspect it might not have flamed as high with my shaking gas on the fire – we'll never know. I do stick by all my comments made after observing your initial comment, however, and really feel that Alberto did say some pretty nasty things here, way out of proportion to the things that were said to him. Wishing that someone would go bankrupt because they disagree on some points is a extremely uncivil thing to say in a place that DEPENDS on civility. I also don't believe that your "may you rest in peace" was a veiled death threat as Alberto suggested. I took it to mean "you (Alberto) should give this subject a rest and just go away." In any event, I think one thing that we all can agree on is that when a discussion descends to the level that this one did, it is in the best interest of EVERYONE that it be taken to private e-Mail. People pay out their hard-earned money to be a part of these forums, and most don't like to waste it on this type of thing. Again, apologies to all. david bartz