<HTML>My friends Yesterday was a bittersweet day for me. After 7 years in the retail business, I closed my store. Some of you might recall that I moved into a new, bigger store this summer, with great expectation. Unfortunately, the economic slow down took it's toll on my sales. They just didn't happen. So in December I took steps to terminate my lease, and yesterday I moved my office stuff to my basement. I still have a shop in my store, and I have until the end of February to move out of there. I will continue my service end of the business, ( I have to make money somehow), but the retail store is history. As I said, it is kind of bittersweet moment. Although I enjoyed the retail end of the business, it has been a struggle. I am looking forward to taking a Saturday off once in while, and spending evenings at home. No need to replay to this post. I just wanted to share this with my friends. Willem </HTML>