In a message dated 12/10/98 2:17:12 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Wait a minute... You can actually DIE from this stuff?? Well, this puts an **entirely** different slant on things. (God, no wonder I've been so upbeat the last three years...) >> As I see it, one doesn't die from PD, but is made increasingly vulnerable to many deadly conditions. The difference pales into insignificance. Regards, WHH 55/38/37