After reading Jack's posting, I searched my archive for his e-mail 
address, to see what he's been posting.

Jack has been among the best *quality* contributors to this list, on 
topics ranging from cayenne pepper, to religion, to hot tubs! With 
such a broad base of experience, we can all stand to benefit from his 
occasional but insightful contributions. Thank you, sir.

On 14 Dec 97 at 22:31, Jack <[email protected]> wrote:
> 4.  I placed a request for assistance to this group awhile back and
> not one of you could take the time to lend me the assistance of
> your experience.

If you're talking about your post asking for help with an AstroPulse 
Model D pulse generator, bladder infection, and staph infection, I'm 
sorry no one was able to contribute.

What does the model D do?

As for staph, I figure if you can see it, pour silver water on it!
How about that spa experiment you were running a while back? Soaks
in a silver lined hot tub sure sound good to me! <g>

I'll bet you'd have to push the dosage a bit to deal with bladder 
infection. The only way to get it there would be through the 
bloodstream. Unless you wanted to catheterise and irrigate. Brrrghh! 
<shivers> Have you been able to clear it up?

>  I am really disappointed that this list has descended in quality
> to be a small group of people taking pot-shots at each other and
> forgetting that many of us are here for possible benefit that CS
> could do for us. 

We've still got some learning and growing to do, here, Jack. Sorry.

> As I learned back in the days when I used to do some serious
> mischief while engaged in covert ops, it is the focus of  a mission
> that should never be lost.  

See! I *told* you he was an interesting fellow!

> With that off of my chest, I can now give you all the most important
> message...
> 
> Merry Christmas and a most healthy and prosperous New Year to all of
> you.
> 
> God Bless.
> 
> Jack

And you, sir. Thank you. Please hang in there while we build a little 
unit cohesion.

Mike
[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
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[Speaking only for himself...              ]