Aw heck Theo, we don't expect to actually be able to communicate with them. They talk too fast for anyone to really understand them.

A couple of weeks ago, the night temps got into the middle teens for 2 nights. It didn't warm up much during the days. When I leave during the winter, I always drain the pump in my well house. I've had some busted cast iron and now take precautions. When I returned, I found that the grease in the sealed bearings had frozen. It was locked. I had to use a space heater to warm everything to get started again. This has never happened to me before and I realized that youse guys live with this kind of stuff all the time.

Hot and dry keeps sounding better to me all the time.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa