(BIG, I'm crossposting this to both lists since a lot of folks have not yet discovered the FML-10th mailing list. I assume you started the list so discussion of the Anniversary could be carried on there instead of the regular FML. I shall confine my future posts on the subject to the new list.) As some of you may remember, I spent several weeks in Orlando last November and December. I've noticed several posts about how expensive it might be to find lodging, etc, in Orlando. I'm happy to report that this time of year, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's weeks, is their off season. Motels and hotels are practically begging you to stay with them. I stayed at a Days Inn, 5 miles from the main gate of Disney, for $20 a night, including breakfast. Orlando has a dirth of rooms available that are very hard to fill in the off season. Heck, I can't get a room at a Days Inn in Atlanta for less than $33 a night - or more - anytime of the year. You can also find ticket vendors at practically every corner selling discounted tickets to just about everything. While these 'deals' always require the purchase of several tickets, a family of three or four can save a bundle. Food can cost as much or as little as you want it too. I managed to stuff myself on an average outlay of $12 a day. I even found a place where I got to eat all the Lobster I wanted for $20 (Throw out the nets, boys, Paw Paw's coming back for another plate). Other observations: Gas is higher in Florida so gas up in Valdosta. Beer is cheaper so finish what you have BEFORE you hit the road. Cigarettes are OUTRAGEOUS so stop in NC or GA and stock up. There is no state sales tax in FL. Ferrets run about $99 dollars each and all that I saw were bright eyed and bushy tailed and kept in good conditions. I'll have to admit that my first choice for the Anniversay Bash is Orlando because us Schieman-type-critters are only a 7-8 hour drive away from there. Perhaps we should consider having mini-bashes in various parts of the country and exchanging video tapes. I know that Orlando is a looong way from many folks. Oh yes, we have a small color scanner (4X4) and will be glad to help out with the badge/sticker/tee shirt project. I can't draw a straight line but I'm pretty good at manipulating graphics and turning them into nice things. I do all the scanning and graphics work for Enhanced Micro Systems - Mee Maw's Pooter Company. BTW, thank you BIG for helping me to surprise Mee Maw with her Easter poem for this year. She got home from church looking really expectant. She looked kinda down when I handed her the FML instead of the usual fancy envelope. You should should have seen her eyes light up when she saw her poem on the FML. I will go into no further detail. This is, after all, a family list. Let me know if there is ANYTHING I can to to help make the 10th Anniversary of the FML the huge success it will surely be. Paw Paw PS: The moose is fine. I identified him in a police lineup today and it turns out that he is a member of the New Mexico Olympic Track Team. Go figure. I dropped all charges because of the hard time some Olympic Officials have given to the country of New Mexico lately. PPS: Sorry for the typos in this. I think Tater and Odie have stolen my Compuserve spell checker. I haven't seen it for days. [Posted in FML issue 1533]