This just in, his mother kicked him out of the basement (i.e. he was banned from mommy's basement).
So he is in the process of moving into his grandmother's basement and will resume posting as soon as his his x box is set up.
Bruce, sorry to hear about your friend. That is a bad situation up there...I would not have wanted to be on that rescue effort (finding little kids buried, etc)...Breaks your heart.
Chasing Ernie's post count, one useless post at a time.