Starting some seeds here in OZ, The grape vine has new growth so I figure spring must well and truly be here. transplanted a Manzaon that was doing nothing the other day and put some red Scoria (decomposed Granite) around the top as a sort of mulch, I have to report that it seems to have perked up. Could have been the shock of getting transplanted. On another topic I'm thinking of doing some smoking this year, I have access to a old honey storage vat ( 3/8 stainless steel 4ft wide by 4ft deep on 3ft steel legs for about Aud150.00, it has a 3inch hole at the bottom that is suitable for an inlet, should it be bigger? i'm thinking of welding lugs on the inside and making some ss mesh trays. Thinking of using a ss termite mesh material as its probably quite easy for me to get my hands on at a reasonable price (has about 1/2 millimetre holes, very small anyway.. I'm open to any info on Chile smoking that is available. My step brother had a seafood smoking operation in Perth WA/ OZ. but his agent in Sydney was a Maori who gave away a $18,000 shipment to his mates and others.end of operation.. Tony Flynn will have a good laugh about this. Good Kai eh. Luke in Oz Hey my 16yr old son the drummer is recording a 6 track CD EP this weekend at a studio, The boys band is called Psycotic .They tell me madness runs in the family so this must make me a certifiable neurotic.<G> FWIW one of my relatives was a dictator of Poland - or so they say.. Josef Pilsudski..