Wow! In talking Wolfy and I are finding a LOT of differences in ferret specifics between southern NJ and northern NJ two decades ago, so it will be interesting to discuss this further with the folks who had ferrets 10, 20, and 30 years ago to find out what existed in regional variations, and what differed among those on the ferret internet early on and those not. It may be that some things varied so widely that no general statements can be made and no general influence of the factors seen -- and I include ones I made till our private conversations so that includes a post of mine today which should instead be treated as my recollections from this region and what I read from the ferret people who were on the internet then -- with allowances for memory tricks. Live and learn... [Posted in FML issue 3959]