/// <summary>
        /// Load from a text file into the Item list
        /// </summary>

        protected void Load()
        {
            List <Item>  results = new List <Item>();
            StreamReader sr      = null;

            try
            {
                sr = new StreamReader(FILENAME);
                string row = "";
                while ((row = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
                {
                    Item c = ItemMapper.ToObject(row);
                    results.Add(c);
                }
                Items = results;
            }
            catch (FileNotFoundException fileNotFound)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(fileNotFound.FileName + " was not found");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (sr != null)
                {
                    sr.Close();
                }
            }
        }