Hang in there!! It can be done (I quit 22+ years ago). (George, please forgive the OT post) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Att input" <kingdomm@worldnet.att.net> To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:10 AM Subject: RE: [gardeners] Where'd everyone go? : I'm still here. Put the garden in in different levels through the last two : weeks. : : What's been taking my computer time? It's alt.support.stop-smoking. : : One month yesterday. Wow, feeling good after a long battle. : : Keep up the good posts! : : -----Original Message----- : From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com : [mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of George Shirley : Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 11:24 AM : To: gardeners@globalgarden.com : Subject: Re: [gardeners] Where'd everyone go? : : : Not necessarily, there are only about 110 members of this list and most of : those lurk. Our highest : number of members was 150 about two years ago. This includes the regular : list and the digest. We've : lost about 10 members in the last month and picked up 4 new ones. I think : most people aren't : gardening yet. : : Miz Anne and I are trying to get our spring garden in today but probably : won't make it, the Mantis : tiller won't start, first time ever. So, Monday it will go to the shop and : right now we're taking a : small break from turning over the rye grass with shovels. : : We have tomatoes and chiles in the greenhouse that are in excess of 24 : inches tall, have fruit and : blooms on them, and desparately need to be planted. : : George : : Margaret Lauterbach wrote: : > : > This is another one of those "why aren't people talking about gardening?" : > posts. It's signal to noise ratio. If he'd ask a garden question, he'd : > get more talk about gardening. Margaret L : > : > > > Dorsett at dorsettb@kiva.net wrote: : > > > : > > > > That list's volume probably varies day to day, too. Gardens : > > > > averages between 400 and 500 messages a week. : > > > : > > > Volume's not a problem; it's the s/n ratio. : > > : > >what is s/n ratio? Lucinda : > > > : > > > Dan Dixon : :