The answer is in your first post "CW grumpy because the wife is late getting out of work and we're supposed to go out for dinner."
Get her a second job. This should both improve her timekeeping and provide you with the money for essential purchases!!! A further benefit will be to your self esteem as you will not be reliant on handouts from list members Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

