just to explain myself:

I AGREE 100% with what Rex said to Ron.  I just think Ron was trying to make one point, Rex was debating it with a completely different point.  And since I took Ron's point to be that regardless of the sanity of lead-free, the industry has done well dealing with it, so we should be proud of the accomplishment rather than just rail against it, Rex may have inadvertantly proved Ron's point.

Or I missed it all.  I've been known to do that....

I don't think Japan's application will have any impact whatsoever.  As was stated in this thread, it's going to take dollars or deaths to change it.   And apparently the billions already thrown away or third world deaths don't count.

Pete

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