->  RJT> I get *so* tired of that sort of stereotype,  which I think is 
->  RJT> in large part perpetuated by those who don't understand 
->  RJT> something and figure that because they don't understand it that 
->  RJT> those who do are out to rip them off.  Goes back to the same 
->  RJT> sort of stereotype about "tv repairmen" and no
doubt those who 
->  RJT> are technically savvy in terms of computers,  when it comes to 
->  RJT> those who don't.  Not that there aren't some crooks out there,  
->  RJT> but...

-> That stereotype now fits everywhere!  Look at Investment Banking, CPAs,
-> corporate ledgers, Accounting firms, Enron, Tyco, MCI, AOL, etc.  Crooks are no
-> longer limited to the 'technical trades'.

 But the Mechanics still have the Edge. California spends tens
of millions of dollars(or even more) per year prossecuting Crooked
Machanics.                                            
 We typicly don't even slap the wrist of the White Colar Criminal.
:-(  :-(
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