Greetings and salutations, Alf!  And a hearty welcome aboard!

We have had precious little input from the distaff side since Esther 
left us. And of course the unforgettable Natalie.

On Thursday, November 27, 2003, at 07:23  AM, Alice Frampton wrote:

> As bios seem to be the thing of the moment, and in the hopes that I
> can slip in unnoticed with the crowd, here goes. I don't think I
> qualify as a mysterious stranger, but I've lurked long enough. I'll
> try and get the shocks out of the way early on.
>

Big snip

> Yes, I'm female. No, I don't work in IT. Gasp, I'm under 30. Horror,
> another Brit. Okay, you can settle down now, that's the scary stuff
> dealt with... I live in Cornwall in the southwest of England, and
> on a clear day I can pretend to see the far distant shores of tool
> heaven.Alf, by the way, are my initials. I will answer to Alf, Al, 
> Alice
> and D'you-want-this-plane. But then I expect you'd all turn round
> for the last one :~)Jim Thompson, the old millrat in Riverside, CA