pete,<BR> yeah, i checked em out this afternoon. that is so weak. the original barracade wasn't that much of a problem to get around, but now that they have the gauntlet installed on the stairs, there ain't much hope of getting a float tube and a 9' rod down there. i don't see any major structural damage to the stairs in the first place. i mean, they're missing a couple steps here and there and i'm sure a couple steps could use replacing, but that's what, like a half day job. i could be wrong, and maybe the whole thing needs to be rebuilt, but from what i can tell, they look pretty sound besides some steps here and there. i am sure that if only a couple steps need replacing, they spent longer putting up the fuckin barracades than it would take to repair the stairway in the first place. i don't know. i'm sure they could talk to a couple fishing clubs and stuff and get enough volunteers in a day to get the stairs back up and running.<BR> -Brian