> My wife has decided to have me committed.... to a seven day cruise, to get
> me out of the shop I think!

I tried that method. It didn't work on Mike either.

> WHAT IS IT? The smell of cedar That's doing it?

Most likely it is. I find I'm allergic to cedar. But Mike seems to get some type of weird energy from it. It seems to keep him going for hours on end.

> The paddles didn't get me away from it. Could it be those slim sexy curves?

Now I know why I feel so threatened by this hobby. Thanks for shedding light on this. Somehow I'm feeling a bit insecure. Ack!

> I've been told I can only visit the bbs a couple more days AND THAT"S
> IT!!!

I don't know if Mike's ever been away from the board for more than 12 hours without being on a cruise. Good luck to your wife. If she finds a remedy, my e-mail address is....

Tammy