> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of McKown, John
>
> http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1132588.html
>
> <quote>
> [ snip ]
> "COBOL programmers are hard to come by these days," said Fred
> Forrer, the Sacramento-based CEO of MGT of America, a
> public-sector consulting firm. "It's certainly not a language
> that is taught. Oftentimes, you have to rely on retired
> annuitants to come back and help maintain the system until
> you're able to find a replacement."
>
> </quote>
And they get quite miffed when so many refer to them as
"Insultants"......
-jc-
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