Number format; newbie makes deep heartfelt whinge

[John Machin]

alloydflanagan at attbi.com (A. Lloyd Flanagan) wrote in message news:<a8b7f07a.0302180652.69dbbda7 at posting.google.com>...
> Gary Duncan <gmduncan at netspace.net.au> wrote in message news:<3E51E708.5010803 at netspace.net.au>...
> 
> >   bushfires DownUnder. No doubt you and other US Pythonistas are also busy
> >   with snow shovels, and lining your plush mansions with plastic sheeting
> >   and duct tape  :->
> 
> Yes, we've got snow shovels, but my plush mansion looks a lot like a
> three-room apartment :).  And you can do all sorts of interesting
> things with plastic sheeting and duct tape...

Half your luck, downunder we're still scratching our heads pondering a
possible alternative use for government-issued fridge magnets.