[snip] > situation is Bob who, frankly, I certainly wouldn't trust to give a > straight answer were he ever asked. > Which just about puts the tin lid on the whole thing, unfortunately.
Why? Do it anyway, and see what Bob does. Unlikely to be anything now, given that the Sam is effectively dead (and has been for quite some time). -- Paul The INTJ's Prayer: Lord keep me open to others' ideas, WRONG though they may be. -- quoted by Kevin Scaldeferri in sci.physics, 10th July 1998.