Thanks pip. I see the point, "ease" was a typo but even the intended "eased" is the wrong word. "Squeezed" would do nicely. What happens though is much more than just plinking border varmints - of course how could you know that from the first 13 lines. Oooops! Ok, this shoulda been a reply, not a topic, sorry about that.
[This message has been edited by nitewriter (edited February 05, 2006).]