And having been trained as an architect and worked in the building industry I usually blame 1) the engineer and 2) the builder.

But seriously, I think you're being too harsh on Weil. I've read a lot of his stuff and I think he has something valuable to offer for those of us who understand the incestuous relationship between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry.

True enough, he's an idealist. And for the same reasons I take Consumer Reports' reviews of bicycles and stereo equipment with large doses of salt, so do I take Weil's opinion on safely keeping pools clean. Some topics require a specialist to adequately review.

But ease up on him, eh? He's most certainly got something valuable to offer on the subject of health.

C.