No need to ask, you just did it for me. The "boys" here at work all read this forum.

Accually, I won't ask for a raise. These guys can make that determination. They have become my best freinds and they are *WAY* to good to me already. The annual bonus' alone add up to more than most folks would get with a raise anyway. And, civil engineering is our disipline of choice, to anwser your last question.