I am glad to hear you guys saw it. Having come from Canada, and with my father having worked as a paramedic there and his focus on medical sociology, well I have always had strong opinions about health care being a right not a privilege. We have good insurance now that I am a teacher, but even our insurance could be better and the whole system could use much better preventative medical care, that would save money and more importantly lives.

I totally agree with you, Jim, on your friends comment about leaving your country in a time of need. That and the fact that I really do like the school I work at, are the two main things keeping me here. There is a beautiful town called Port Alberni, in B.C. on Vancouver Island, that is tugging us the other direction across the border. Teacher pay is about 1/3 higher, houses are the same cost, and it has an inlet that leads all the way to the Pacific ocean. And my folks would be up on Vancouver island in a minute if we made the move. ah decisions.

Take care you two and enjoy your time down there. I assume you are voting from abroad in this upcoming election?