I have been there for 5 or more years now I need a 2.5 diopter glass to and a set of cheaters to inspect a solder joint properly or pick the correct pin when troublshooting. But maybe that is why I now manage a shop as opposed to slogging in the trenches. It also seems that old steady heads go further than young impetuous ones even if the young bucks think we are fossiles.

Oh well we did see some of the truely momentous cornerpoints in human history - first space flight - moon landing - the explosion of the computer from a tube dinosaur to what we have now. and probably the best of all is the emergence of instant world wide communication that is leading to the concept of global community as opposed to individual nationalism / racism driven cultures. I hold great hope for my grand childrens future once we overcome the energy /oil bsarrier that we currently face. Terry