Alex makes the perfectly civilized request: "must one get ready to "pull the trigger" on some purchase or other? Why not splurge, snag, spring for, get, acquire, procure even..." I suppose it's because with a non-skiing wife, there's a certain Russian roulette factor to purchasing more ski gear. - Patrick - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html