blackgold99Thanks for your gentlemanly reply - made me feel better. Oh yeah, next time I'll ask the surgeon for a good dose of lasting laffink gas. I hope Reed's expression of surprise at Pepper's reputation is sincere, although one would think his BOD would've checked them out first and well before any association developed. What's that saying about the company you keep....? Anyway, I too am sticking around hoping for better PR and a decent profit.