OK, you win the "We lived on the bottom of a lake" contest.
As Andrew said, no use trying to top *that* -- if this were that Monty Python sketch where they sit around trying to top each other's horrible childhood memories, you'd win hands down!
So, hey, at least you got to win the contest... Cheer you up much, duzzit? :-/
Eh, somewhat more seriously: Would a sudden influx of orders for, say, eComStation -- or some remote-consulting work -- help? (Or is it too late for that to be of any use, what with the "party of the second part" thing?)
Finally, hopeyarealise that those of us whose superstitions don't quite amount to full-blown psychoses (aka, religion) are keeping our fingers crossed, or otherwise doing whatever it is we do in lieu of praying.
Let us know if there's anything better we can do.
