In a message dated 2/5/2001 2:12:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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<<   - the life expectancy of vinyl windows

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0 time units<<<<<<<<<<<<
      - the identification of areas and types of failure for
      vinyl windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>All locations.<<<<<<<<<<<
      - typical installation problems when vinyl replaces
      wood windows in existing openings
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hmmmm. Gotta think about this one.<<<<<<<<<
      - policy statements on vinyl windows, pro or con, by
      Local Historic District Commissions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Depends.  There was somebody in the olden days at Columbia who
came to try to make a pitch for acceptability of aluminum siding in
economically depressed neighborhoods, like the one I was going to move
into.<<<<<<<<<<
  >>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ralph<<<<<<<<<<<<<