I was asked what "green" means. A. Less polluting, less wasteful of resources And someone pointed out that if "reduce internal heating" is thought of in terms of solar gain then light roofs do that, but I was trying to speak from the point of reducing energy use so in that case it reduces the amount of A/C used because the building wouldn't get heated as much from solar gain. Of course, where that pays off depends on where the person is located as well as other factors. Anyway, just one of those phrases which can be taken two vvery different ways. Happens to us all. Home news: I have surgeon's permission to go as a car passenger for the long trip to see Dad IF it becomes essential (because it won't be anywhere near as good for my surgical outcome and healing) and if I get out and walk every two hours and obey the other restrictions. He made it through the night so today they are doing testing. He also is stronger today so he may not pass this time. [A later P.S.:] Dad and his test results later took a turn for the worse so it will be up and down for a while till we know what will happen. Hilbert Ferret accidently caused me to get into a position last night that has left me with abdominal pain but everything is still functioning alright so I don't think the surgery was damaged at all. Poor Hilly! When he realized that Mom had an "ouchie" he came running to me and covered me with kisses, and all day today he has been guarding me whenever he is awake. For those wondering, I had had a cystocele and prolapsed urethra, and was at risk of complications like urinary stones, damage from infections, etc. if it wasn't repaired. Because of a complication I have I had to wait for a urogynecology prof to do it and had it with a hefty number of local anesthesia shots. The first thing the surgeon said to Steve when it was done was, "Your wife is TOUGH!" LOL! Ah, getting older... Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5868]