thanks to all of you for your support on this subject. i hope the moderators of db take all of this into consideration.

and to my sister, angel , thank you for your kind words. your post was a great read as well.

the vip board is great! and if you use domestic ops, there are a lot of discounts available which more than offset the cost of membership. there are even some iops that give you vip discounts like ols4u and ourrx4less. lots of resources on that side. plus, the dues help keep this board open. and, lol, no, i do not work for db.

maybe i'll meet you on the other side!

take care one and all!

love, angel