RE being housed : 'tis tough Issue: here in La La Land. A Copper, firemen or medical personnel and others that be earning less than 60K, have to commute 60 miles plus to earn their daily bread, before they can convince a morgage broker that they qualify for a a nisce low interest loan. "Tis why 12 hr. days be a blessing[??] ,only commute 4 days out of the seven. Yet the idea of government subsidy goes against the grain of the average person, as they believe market forces be right. Oh! yes, house prices are doing nicely going up at 25% a year, interest rates are nice and be low. Liberal Ideas are Taboo to any hard working stiff. So enjoy your short commute, the longest parking lot in world [405] would welcome your expertise. Scarabaeus stercus. P.S. Its not how much ye get, it is wot ye can do with wot ye get and keep for your own pleasure.