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Same thing happened to me. My ldXh was in throes of his final illness and needed so much care and attention that I messed up and landed in the hospital for 8 days with UTI -- sickest I've ever been. Just didn't have time to take care of moi. It is amazing who people trust. Mine came "back home" because my daughter and I live together and she WAS going to take care of her daddy. That's a given -- we take care of our people in this family! They have promised not to "ship me off" either and for that I am grateful! Seeing as how I am probably also "as goofy as a pet coon" here in Alabama!! Now for the OT part: What does one do to get the aluminum ready to paint? How do you pickle it? Just wash it down good with vinegar or lemon juice? Do you leave it on? Let it crater just a little bit? I have some aluminum stuff I'd like to paint. And I want to know how that screen will be used in the bathroom. Sounds interesting. Will it be useful or just decorative? Enjoy! Nancy The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. -- Ayn Rand Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:01:48 -0500 From: "Dale Schoepflin" <dalu@... Subject: Re: Dale-- me tart??? You get the run around and he gets the disability check. How do you get yourself into these messes? Me thinks perhaps you've been living below the Mason Dixon line for too long. The decrease in distance to the sun has had an effect on your thought process. That's why I've always kept my trips to Texas down to just a few days at a time, I've got a cousin down in the Rio Grande valley and he is as goofy as a pet coon. I'm here to tell you that it is the sun that does it, all those years on submarines gave me a little edge to play with, but I just don't want to take any chances. Dale -- The Old Man Of The Plains