>>>Congrats, Dean, on picking a new career, only just a little less nerdy than programming :-) (and probably a hell of a lot better paid!)
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>In short - No. When I think that my dentist is picking up £35 just to see me, plus any extras like X-rays, the inevitable flaw in my teeth for which I've got to come back, etc., and that doesn't include extractions, cosmetic work that they do. And that's like every quarter hour or so. I'm just salaried at the moment but, when I was freelance, there wasn't all that much work around anyway. On contract, in the lucrative 90's maybe yes, I could compete with a dentist, but this is century 21.
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>Why d'you think Dean is changing? Anyway, put your toy cars back in their box and get back to work, then maybe you'll be able to REALISE your day dream. :-)

:-)

Did he ever tell the reasons?

I know that things are tougher for many in the I.T. world. There seems to be better days ahead for some. I'll hang in there for a while. Who knows what will realize, my dreams or my nightmares.