Thanks for dealing with this. I hope you had a good time in Boston while you were there. Thanks for grabbing the car cover and getting rid of the mail box there. I'm glad that mom piped up and brought the $1000 for cleaning costs down to $800. It may be that the buyer waited 'til the last minute, risking a delay in the hopes that we would give in. And his bet paid off, I guess. I guess I should just be happy that I made any money at all on this disaster. I mean, really, it's just a bit of bad luck -- job loss and the chipping away at the value of the house. I guess I wouldn't feel so bad (but who knows??) if I had some income where I could eventually make up the losses. But, at this point, prospects of income are non-existent. I just need to remember to place blame where it is due -- the republicans, and President Bush in particular.