Paula Woods wrote:
> I ventured:
>
> So before
> every instrument maker within 500 miles (moles even) barricades the door at
> my approach and changes the brass plate for one marked 'home-made cakes and
> bicycles repaired', perhaps I could revise my choice of words in favour of
> something a little more circumspect.
And _that_ reminds me of a wonderful sign I've often wanted to post in my
office:
BICYCLES REPAIRED $5 AN HOUR
IF YOU WATCH, $10 AN HOUR
IF YOU HELP, $25 AN HOUR
--
James R. (Jay) McCarty, MD
Fort Worth, TX
Sine arte, scientia nihil est