I've always thought that Willy calling Neil 'boss' was a very
familiar and affectionate title. Calling someone 'sir' is much
more formal. This difference I think indicates the difference in
the relationships between Burnside and his sandbaggers. Willy is
quite different because there seems to be less regard by Willy to
Niel as a superior because Willy knows that Niel is from the same
professional background as himself.
-- Brad Groat groat@acs.ucalgary.ca "The best of Alberta comes from Saskatchewan"