Rob, Roland & Sam:

I've been hoping to see a response from one of you on the issues brought forth on this issue. Some of the comments may have been a bit harsh (mine included?), so maybe I don't blame you for not doing so. Perhaps, though, you could answer one question for me, which I believe will go a long way toward satisfying some of the concerns here.

I'd like to learn what the reasoning was for excluding debt service costs, land costs, etc from the life cycle cost. Without those costs included, the analysis seems flawed and not credible. You may have a very valid reason for excluding those, so I welcome the opportunity to be educated as to what that may be.

Thanks,

Larry