Deb writes to Wanda, and perhaps inadvertently the rest of us on Histonet:

>>Right now am working is a small lab that is about 20 years behind the 
times. Everything is done by hand, rotary microtome, no immunos, not even a 
microwave for special stains. Forget about automated Special Stains, Immunos 
or  H&Es. They hope to have a microwave some day for their Special Stains.<<

Sure sounds like a lot of little labs I work in! - 20 years is about right - 
I have high hopes of hanging in until 2004, when small labs will begin to get 
immunohistochemistry, which seems to have become practical about 1984.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN