Mr. Hietman, I am one of the "lurkers" you mentioned. I am on this list to send along help & info to my best friend who has PD & cannot manage this by himself. I don't give my imput as I feel it would not be appropriate for me to do so. I don't imagine I am the only member of this list in the same circumstances. I am just the condiut to my friend from all of you, so won't give an opinion, unless Bob asked me to do it for him. I haven't passed on lots of the political issues or NON PD issues to him. He has gained lots of important info on this list & is grateful for it. I hope I have answered at least one question about some of us lurkers not participating in this list. This is the first time I have ever written the list on my own, without Bob's expressed consent to do it, but I felt a bit defensive about being a "lurker" Lurker Sharon, for Bob PWP