Well, a possible reprieve as a result of the condo owners' meeting tonight.

One owner, who runs crews as a project manager for a major construction company, looked at the projected expenditures for future work on the buildings, and thought the figures were "out to lunch."

The figures in the Reserve Fund Study are created and projected by engineers, who are by nature risk-averse - and that is a good thing.

Now, the construction guy is going to talk to his tradespeople and get more of a 'real quote'. There is a three-person committee looking after this, including him (and our Board accountant).

We'll know by mid-August if we can do the huge expensive things for less than written down.

As for the meltdowns...my job-share colleague told me today to cut myself some slack. Our employers are wonderful people - but the one fellow can be pretty intense...and sometimes we are on our own figuring things out that our bosses aren't clear on. (That's why we're paid the big bucks, right? )

Still going to check with my doc, but I feel better.

Thanks everyone.