Roger Beamon offered To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Thanks, Ted, and I hope the merging of the nearly concurrent > birthday celebrations means that you get double portions of ice > cream and cake. Hi Roger, I thought maybe just reachin the full term of 80 years given the number of times on assinments I never figured I'd make it to 40? Let alone 80? :-) I think one could easily use the quote... "Oh the troubles I've seen and surived!" And it would be quite fitting for double ice cream and cake! ;-) :-) But giving the ratios of near disasters to survival, it should warrant a couple of very fine single malts Scotch's. :-) And now with rumours from the university that I'm about to start a new book on medical students to compliment the previous medic books I have to stay in good shape for about another year. So if I'm ever going to need a good single malt I might as well get them in during the bd party later today! As there wont be much time during this next year. :-) Glad to have you back my friend. cheers, ted