In a message dated 5/16/98 5:42:57 AM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:

> It appears to me that there
>  are isolated pockets of concerned citizens who want to preserve their built
>  environment but that they are unable to connect with each other in order to
> share
>  battle stories. Is this sharing occurring somewhere and I am missing it? Or
> is
>  there a need waiting to be satisfied here?

Maybe we need a "Dr. Ruth" or "Car Talk" for HP battles. "Doc, we got this old
building, see, and these nasty developers want to park a black helicopter on
the roof, see, and y'know ... the local folks don't think it's appropriate
unless they paint it another color, see ... so what should we do?"

Mary