[geeks] rescue! score!

[Geoff Reed]

At 09:03 AM 5/4/02 -0500, you wrote:
>BB> (well, not really)
>
>BB> We went to Borders tonight.. They had a big table of "Old, out of date,
>BB> and CHEAP! 50% off!" books.  Stuff like "Frontpage 97 for Dummies",
>BB> things like that.. Hidden in the pile I find a "Teach Yourself C in 24 
>hours,
>BB> Second Edition" by Sams book.  Its got some gunk on the cover (like it
>BB> had a sticker on it once), and is marked down to $5.99.  I grab it, and
>BB> go back over and look at the shelf - this is the current edition, selling
>BB> 15 feet away for $25.  Well, since it was in that pile, it was 50% of
>BB> $5.99 (basically, 2.98).  Score!  This, along with the Schildt book and
>BB> the other Sams book I have (Teach Yourself ANSI C in 21 Days), should
>BB> be a good set of books to learn from.

Hey Bill, do you have paypal?  :)  I'd be interested in one of the cobol 
books :)