We took Bandit to his vet last night to ease the pain of his long illness. It was a very difficult thing to do. Bandit was such a great companion and he will be missed a great deal. Bandit never had to live his life in a cage. He learned to use his litter box soon after we got him home, so he had the run of the house. I think he had a pretty good life! Now that he is gone I think back to the day four years ago when we bought him. My wife and I were in Florida on vacation when we spotted him and a bunch of others at "Pet Circus". We visited him everyday while we were there, he just stood out amoung the rest. We never had any real intention of bringing him home to Michigan and the two day car ride that went with it. Well, we started north on the turnpike and after about 10 miles we turned around and headed south back to "Pet Circus" knowing that they would not even be open. My wife got them to come to the door and she explained that we were headed home and Bandit was going with us. They let us in, we got Bandit, and and off we went. Everything in between is good memories.... Bob & Linda OOo O O oO o _____ o o (_/-\_).. ===(O). "I'd rather be diving." Robert T. Boulis EDS Corporation Remote System Administration 750 Tower Drive [log in to unmask] Troy, MI 48098 (810) 265-3633 Mail Stop 3349 [Posted in FML issue 1241]