jon and glen,
within minutes of my original post, NoisyNorton offered to mail me a spare copy, so, I have one on the way... again, thanks for all the offers of help.
you all might just get tired of me over the coming months while i try to figure things out...
as far as the scotch is concerned... can i substitute Nutec? it tastes about the same, costs a little less, and i end up with the same headache after being in too close of proximity of both.