In a message dated 98-06-23 11:58:40 EDT, you write:

<< What I'd be interested in seeing is whether or not the prefab ranch across
 the street that went up 5 years ago will go through rehabilitation by our
 grandchildren?  Will they desire the "good ol' days" when people used wood
 for studs?
  >>

When asked why one would bother saving an old timber frame barn, I often pose
the question: "Would you ever consider joining the pole barn preservation
society?"

Viva la diff

Rudy