Hi Lloyd. Whew, sounds a bit grim, but there's not a soul here who hasn't been there. I could tell you about the Christmas I spent at a movie and a restaurant but that would REALLY be depressing! Happens during those times when you're disconnected, and it hurts like hell...but we get connected again eventually and times like this just become a memory.

Now, as to Walmart... I think that's a great place to hang when you're feeling crappy. Don't know if you're the type to get a conversation going with a stranger or not...I can now, quite easily actually, but I was pretty shy for a long while. Used to do the same thing occasionally with the Airport substituting for Walmart. Toughest for me was travelling through countries where NO English was spoken..you can feel pretty alone.

Anyway Gillian and David are pretty good company of the recorded kind, and THIS WILL PASS. Glad you shared it though. Mudcat is good for a lot of things, and letting your musical friends know how things are going is ONE of them.(in my opinion anyway)

Cheers guy

Rick