Hi Bill!
> So while I readily acknowledge your freedom to not need the resources of
> the Internet, I still don't understand why not.  I'm not asking to put you
> on the spot, either; just saying that I don't understand how you can not
> need it.
Not to worry Bill, I don't feel on the spot. Working behind the scences in a
studio has kept me nimble enough to stay out of view of the camera, even
when they're trying to capture me to film. =)
 I have web ability. Like you, I search for things when questions pop up, and
it has prooven its value to me. 
 I have usenet access. I look around a few groups regularily. (mostly
*.autos.*)
 I have e-mail. And currently, its being utilized with a tech rep from one
of the sites found, thru the web. I would never be without an i-net e-mail
account, its too conveinient. 
 I have a web page to. Nice place to type things in once and leave it there
for everybody to see.
What I don't have is everything from one location. Webability is at work,
its free there. =)
Maybe I'm downplaying just how much I dabble on the internet, but I don't
find I need to have everything at my fingertips at home.  Yes, it would be
convienient, but then, being the frugal type, as long as the free web access
is at work, thats where it will stay.
The net is my software source, and it is a big information source for me,
maybe I *think* I'm not using as much of it as there is. =)
> For your sake, I hope that time comes sooner than later.  :-)
 =)
> Well, that's silly, though.  Why run an Information System if you're
> going to
> restrict its volume?
 I dunno. From snipets I gather, he gets e-mail at X cost for Ymax volume.
Up the volume and you move into the higher payment bracket. And since he's
keeping it cost free for the users, I can't blame him for wanting to keep
the volume as low as possible.
But thats that system. All told, with the way things have expanded, I have
3 e-mail accounts. 1 restriced, 2 normal. No biggie. And if your lazy, and
frugal, its a sweet system. =-)
> Yeah, but when have you EVER seen "all" of any population group do the
> same thing?  You can't even get a dozen guys to agree that the sky is
> blue....
People are friggin sheep. Just watch them drive.  All sticking to their
herds, heck, you can play with them if you get to the front of the herd.
Get a cop into the herd and it only gets worse. Even worse when the cop
plays your game of toying with the herd also. ;)
But this is a dangerous subject for me, I tend to get a bit irate over the
issue. Especially the general buying public....
> bounces the kids on his knees and Mama on his....'er never
> mind.....there just
> ain't many hours left in the day to barter and dicker with
 =)   You got that right. And somedays, just don't have enough hours to take
care of the basics.
> At least you got some priorities.  :-)
At least two. =)
Alex.
BTW, heres my un-official entry for the election, and its here since my
choice is unlisted: Declined Ballot.  I want to put in the effort, but I'm
not up on the candidates and don't want to throw darts blind.
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