In a message dated 3/26/02 7:51:37 PM, bostneng@FCL-US.NET writes:

<<  Also the seat of the pants as a way to test means almost nothing when you
have your ego sitting next to you in the passenger seat prodding you on. yah
that was better sure it was. >>

Boston Bob,

Very well said! The difference between the ego and the ID is sometimes hard
to fathom. When you have so much invested (cash, time and your best effort)
the numbers are always sobering and sometimes exhilarating. Unfortunately
many can't resist the desire to share their pain with others with exaggerated
performance claims that lead those others down the same path. I painfully
recall the mileage improvements in which I took my college transportation
from 18 on the highway to 15.8. Was never able to fully recover to the stock
value with the thickness of my wallet at the time.

And the additional cost of Preparation H when SWMBO was done with me!

Thanks for wading through that lengthy missive and keep up the work on the
bench. The truth is always in the numbers.

Frank Grunthaner