At 01:38 AM 1/11/2010, Doug Noganav wrote:
>Who invented those darn things anyway? They are hugely problematic.

Flare fittings?  What troubles have you had with them?  They're easy,
cheap and secure -- what's not to like?  You do have to line them up
so you can run the nut up by hand except for the last ?half turn or
so? which takes a few minutes sometimes.

Yours,
David