I hear you loud and clear, Rcaman...and could tell quite a few stories of my own, but that's beside the point of this thread...

Having said that, all that LEC tech needs to do at this presumed vendor meet is have the pair open at cablehead and look at the pair with the Sidekick...can't see that as being too difficult of a task, regardless of how inexperienced/ill-equipped they might be...

"...Time moves slowly and it goes so fast..."

(Sandy Denny)