Hi all, I just wanted to compliment Jim on the lovely post he sent about navigating the back roads of West Virginia! In many ways, those who live out those back roads, out the ridges or along the "crick bottoms" are residents of a compeletely foreign place, often wary of outsiders, but if you're "kin," you are always welcome, no matter what. That story made me think of some "characters" I've known, great-uncles I've had, and stories my own dad has told since I was a little girl. Thanks, Jim! Lori Cunningham Whitwam == Retrieve A Golden Of Minnesota http://www.ragom.org Ripley's Retrieve-It-Or-Not http://www.geocities.com/~goldendog ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ "Every moment is Golden for those who have one!" ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com