Hi Chris,

Thanks for post. Had forgotten C. was in Europe - delay makes more sense now. In all fairness, he did say ages ago that he didn't believe that a hole by hole reportage was necessary to a company that had moved beyond the hand to mouth part of their existence...it took me a while, but I came to appreciate the wisdom of this perspective.

Am sorry to hear that this is your last post here - yours have been thoughtful posts.

Yeah, I think George and co. really pissed in the pickles (to quote my late father) in their handling of this one - they dissed the very people who had made their business a success. Really sad. It will be interesting to see if they can move beyond this - sometimes greatness can come out of adversity (but don't hold your breath).

Derek