George, it is so fulfilling to be missed.... thanks for worrying. And you were on the right track, of course. Even with the help of two strong young helpers, we have not managed to get the standing water to pass thru the sections of underground clay drainage pipe which Jim so lovingly dug up ..... Jimmie was out there again today in his undershorts, pulling up mud, for we had expected a monstrous storm which never materialized. Don't know what we will end up doing about all this . . . My #4 daughter used to look out the kitchen window at the latest hole in the lawn, and comment, "Dad dig you another grave today, Mom...?" Now you may think that's improper, but it is far better to joke about such things than to be frightened. My mail bounced because the mailbox was too full. God bless them, but Juno doesn't bother to tell the members that this is the situation... When I returned from Chicago, I conscientiously hand deleted 75 messages -- my version of Juno will not allow me to do this in blocks, darnit! Penny, NY ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.