Wow! I'm glad that your SPA project has been approved. One thing that hasn't changed in 30 years is that as difficult as it is for us guys, you gals have it a lot tougher. I had a chuckle when you mentioned your clothes wearing out. I can look through my old photos and tell pretty much whether they were taken in my first, second, or third year of service by what clothes I'm wearing and what condition they were in. Everyday I walked past this house of this friendly young couple whose front door opened up onto the street. Frequently the door was open, and the man would be standing in the doorway. We would exchange conversation, and I learned they were seamstresses who worked out of their house. They had a couple of treadle sewing machines, and made mostly men's shirts and trousers for the locals. One day during our conversation Don Juan says that I should let them make me some new pants since all of mine were too ragged for someone of my standing. They tailored these wonderfully crafted pleated front, button fly, reinforced front slash pockets, button flap rear pockets, 100% satin gabardine trousers that put to shame anything factory made and sold in the markets. Plus they were affordable. I was soon the envy of a couple of my fellow PCVs, and they too commissioned new pants made to fit.