. Allen, sounds like a fine idea to put up a deck to keep you off the wet ground and out of the puddles ..<g>.... You'll probably need an umbrella in July -- but at least it will shade you from the sun... We planted corn 40 years ago. Weren't very good at it.. But we certainly NEVER saw three ears on one stalk! Is that common..? Let us know how the epidural goes..... Penny, NY ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.