What is so infuriating about the difficulties PWPs are having in getting disability payments is that a self-confesssed junkie can get disablity payments without any trouble. Every time the disability checks are delivered there will be long lines at the local bank which then continue into the liquor/lottery store next door. BTW, I live not far from SSA Headquaters and about half the part-time faculty in my department work for SSA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bruce G. Warr "Experience is what enables us to recognize Healthcare Informatics Lab a mistake the next time we make it." Information Systems Dept. University of Maryland Baltimore County http://umbc.edu/~warr/ (V) (410)455-3206 (F) (410)455-1073 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~