Well we have so much laying around up here that it can't be avoided. BTW, every British Colombia resident just got around a $200 rebate based on their sales of surplus electric power to California. Hope you have enough light to read this. I might be able to bootleg you some fresh water if you like. The government won't allow exports. It's possible that they might be willing to cut a deal to accept Alaska back tho. As global warming continues it's becoming positively balmy up here, on the other hand I guess increased air-conditioning needs should push up power consumption down there. More bucks in our coffers. &^)) heheheh. I had intended to send the previous message to the list but Pegasus defaulted to the previous reply mode. larry Reply to: lgwalker(a)look.ca