George, my St.Louis daughter had a hornet's nest underneath her compost... when she went to turn it -- she got murdered.. She switched to a commercial compost bin -- throw the stuff in the top, and take the goodies out of the bottom. Doesn't make as much, but she makes do. I wonder if the weather in Europe is as bizarre as ours has been, nationwide..? Does anybody have any information...? And I did read in a science journal that this is still the aftereffects of El Nino -- I find that hard to believe. It comes around again and again, periodically, without causing all this 3-yr-long mayhem. The only thing I know for SURE is that next summer will not be like this one. Any betting persons around...? 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.