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Many thanks for the detailed clarification and extra comments. Red

Thank you! You did more than I ever expected!

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5 stars, of course!  Thank you so much. I've still got a lot to learn,
but this is helping me tremendously.  I'll post a comment here after I
get back from HBS and let everyone know how I did...  Enjoy the game!

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Excellent researcher! What a wonderful asset to have on Google.com! Thank you!

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Outstanding support!  Thanks!

Omnivorouse Thank you for the link to the book It will help enormesly (sic)

Outstanding work as usual, thank you Omnivorous. I'll be putting this
together Monday and may have a couple of small clarifying questions
for you then, but consider this one more or less done. :)

Thank you very much!! You have clarified so much for me! Thanks for
your research! Hopefully this tip will buy you a beer or something.

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Excellent answer.

Excellent and fast!

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Many thanks omnivorous ! Great job....

Okay, nobody wins then :)
Cheers.

Hi Omnivorous!

1.  Thanks for the priest answer.  Just what I meeded.

2.  As for the airstrip, I am making progress.   I made a scouting
visit to Brewster County and El Paso County in Texas last month.  Must
confess I'm still intrigued with the idea of doing this airstrip
unofficially, in the middle of nowhere.  Not sure I want the
government inspectors looking at my Caterpillar work.
   

3.  Near Alpine, Texas I noticed a rancher had simply bulldozed a
grass strip just off the highway.  If he got the required permits,
I'll eat my hat.  :-)

4.  Thanks, as always!


ron

Dear Mr. Omnivorous, thanks for your insightful response.  Your worked
has passed a very difficult examination and quality control: three
teenage girls!  They all agreed you have you have done a great job! 
They also like the follow-up recommendations of your fellow
researchers. Congratulations, and thank you very much.

Great answer as far as I know but I ended up doing another project so
I never used this question in my research.  Very quick response and
was very professional.  A+

Very good - thanks for your help.

thanks so much.  I'd never have found it

I was so glad to get the answer I needed.

answer was very friendly and informative

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You guys we're great!!  Thanks for all the info and for the record I
meant 8000 to 10,000 but I loved your answer! lol.  Keep up the good
work.   Rick

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The answer was helpful, it was easy to understand, it was friendly,
and as a bonus I got some helpful links to supplemental material.  And
I also appreciated those who answered "for free," that was very nice
of them.

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THANKS!!!! Great help!!!

Great Answer! Great Explanation! Great Comments! A+

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Thanks!!!

Thank you, this is extremely helpful.

Thorough answer with lots of extra information. However, the research
quoted was 1½-2 years old.

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