You know DD, I wasn't quite sure if I had an answer to your question, so I decided to take a walk out through the sprawling Broomfield Cannon Manufactory this morning and ponder your question for a while. I walked north along the side of our canal that roughly divides the works in half. As I passed the idle finishing shops, I noticed a couple workmen whittling wooden bobbers for their next fishing trip. I passed the boring mill shop and thought a little about those newfangled flashlights. Passing the Forging Shop with it's silent 100 Ton Hammer, I mused about tipping the tube to dump the cap fragments out, but it wasn't until after I went beyond all the raw materials sheds, that I realized that I needed to talk to Sally, the best barge-hauling Mule we've ever had, so I crossed the little, high-arched canal bridge and headed out into the western pasture. I saw her at the far side with her head bobbing as she ate the lush, new Springtime grass. As I approached, her head swung around and she nodded approval of this frosty morning visit. I patted her flanks and whispered nonsense to her, and then, while kneading her big 'ole ears, I put your warranty question to her. She shivered all over as I tickled her belly, and, with a series of nods and snorts, seemed to approve of the new method of Krupp clearing. So, from the smartest critter at the cannon works, you have your answer. If it's good enough for Sally, it's good enough for us!
Tracy
