Subj : XP Home -> XP Pro To : BJ”RN FORSSTR”M From : THURSTON ACKERMAN Date : Wed Nov 17 2004 11:07 pm BF> TA> Pardon; but shouldn't that be $50.00 x 52 weeks = $2,600.00 per year. BF>Sorry, my mistake. BF>I just couldn't figure out how he could pay off on his loan on the bus with BF>only $600 per year but with $2,600 he can. BF>They did a found-raising drive for him so he will survive. BF> TA> It sure beats being a hoer of a rice paddy hopeing for one more bowl BF> TA> before starvation, that hallmarked previous communistic living. BF>Sorry again but my English isn't so good so I understand what you are BF>meaning. No need to apologize; you do quite well. What I was attempting to say: The bus driver was better off than if he was back working a rice paddy, hopeing for one more bowl of rice before starvation struck again; which was their characteristic life under earlier communism. Hope that may help understand my point of order. Ciao, Ack. --- ž SLMR 2.1a ž Engineers have the formula for success!! * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .