Stevin,
Ah yes, the dreaded politics!
I remember going to a seminar on 20th century defences, which was incredibly informative except for one thing. Most of the professional academics present made no secret of the fact they considered we amateurs to be lesser mortals in every sense.
What made matters worse was the fact that one of them was a friend of mine, who had been a down to earth bloke before he finished uni and became one of the "Beautiful People" himself!
The net result was that out of a meeting of 20 odd people, only around five of us stuck around to get involved in the surveying activities. And the same academics spent years complaining about how few volunteers they had managed to recruit in Scotland.
Regards,
Gordon
[ 02. February 2004, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: The_Historian ]