"... keeping an open mind..."

My mind is so open that sometimes I am accused of being an airhead. I remember years ago reading about the outboard motor shock thing being used in South America, and thought "wow, what a deal." If I were ever bitten by a nasty one (as almost happened to me with a fer-de-lance years ago), 'specially if hours or days from a hospital, I would be zapping myself for all I was worth. You can't argue with success. I just wanted to throw in something from the other side of the fence...