"Cheers, gang!   :-)"

    Cheers right back atcha Stovie!  This family has been in the big
CA for over a week now and is jist gitten ready to climb into a big
bird for the trip back home.  We almost have the grandkid properly
spoiled now, so it is time to leave.

    The kids recently bought a "new" home that is old enough to still
have some of the (very) old style "knob & tube" wiring in the attic.
Grandpa has been doing some attic crawling to try and replace the worst
of it and incidently install some ceiling fans.  I have also been
trying to introduce my son-in-law into the mysteries of old-work
wiring.  I keep telling myself that running a mere wire up through an
old wall is nothing compared to watching my father do the same with
heating ducts!

    Have a great vacation and a greater '06!

The Simons

thanks!! Happy New Year !!