oh sh....t catherine i am so sorry.....your dad was a real person.....he spoke his mind and was not humbled by horse manure coming from one finger typers like myself.....he and i had a few laughs off the the main boards....we were over the years in the same northern locations(not at the same time however)....but had never met......i was so looking forward to meeting your dad in vegas after our big score......sorry portee the ripple will have to wait....i expect you are going to start that mining lotto in the sky.....forget the ripple look down on your family.... remember that you are still part of them.....catherine a big hug to you and your family....and portee when i get to where i am supposed to be would you be kind enough to send down a cool one to me....it will be hot there....your friend bohdan vysochan