I recommend that wood and others of his ilk spend a few years LISTENING to WOMEN, and REALLY TAKING IT IN, and really try to silence his own thoughts for awhile, on this subject in which he is clearly clueless. If wood were truly interested in "hearing other people's views..", he'd have no reason to ask "Is there a need to feel offended?" We HATE it when men try to tell us what our problems are. And we REALLY REALLY hate it when men say "...what you women have to do is..." Shut up awhile and listen. Then, if you MUST talk, ASK questions (and please LISTEN to the answers), instead of making statements on matters for which you have no experience _________________________________________________________________________ Mary Simmons U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division Albuquerque, New Mexico (505)262-5330 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
