Yes, if you have to preorder every kind of hardware to keep from going down, that's fine. But never go away again! I also don't want to go into withdrawl symptoms ever again! And happy belated birthday, HuBBa! (unless you filled out a fake birthday... What are you looking at me for? :-X)
However, whips won't last forever. At least give 'em some bread every month or so, to keep this place from going down again. And might I suggest cattle prods? They're much more effective and leave almost no trace.
