The cost of fuel and wages now are running parallel as our largest expenses.

He's training real good. When I got him from Leonard Dorfman, he was in good shape and he's trained very well since then.

Things are looking great for retailers, surprisingly so. Retail stocks are usually sleepy and nobody really pays attention to them. But the chances of a first quarter earnings surprise, on the positive side, are very great right now - across the board.

The work required to reconstruct the slope was unforeseen but cannot be avoided, ... Unfortunately, this necessitates the removal of the existing trees within the area to be graded. ... We are disappointed that we must remove any trees not previously considered to be within the zone of grading operations, but we have no other viable options.

Can consumer spending continue to run the engine of retailing? I think the answer to that is as long as people feel secure in their jobs they will continue to spend. I don't think that we've seen consumer psychology change even though unemployment numbers are higher.

They are the only player that has deep pockets to expand. It takes a lot of money to operate new stores, and Lipton at least has it.