<html> At 07:14 AM 4/4/00 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite cite>With out any of us seeing how this particular shop operated it may have been a good thing they were forced out of business. </blockquote> Rob, Frank, I really have to go along with Doug on this one, from some personal experience. We recently went through a major battle to keep a plating company out of a "light" industrial park near some residences, and with possible major impact on our water supply. (H2O is how we got involved) Plating is not "light", but "heavy", by any definition. You'd be truly amazed at the nastiness of some of those chemicals, and the amount of toxins it takes to operate a plating biz. Plating is common along the border, mainly chrome, and there have been several "superfund" sites created by unethical business owners that think they have to poison entire neighborhoods in order to compete. We basically lost our battle, because the greedy county politicos refuse to change their minds or listen to their own staffs. But... here's the kicker... the owner of the proposed plant, responsible for creating a toxic waste area in El Paso.... died. Yup. Nasty stuff. Oh well. Now, of course, the industrial park developers are actively seeking.... you guessed it.... another plating company. Assholes. Guy </html>