worth is something you have to figure out after you looked, seen, and felt it running. 450 hours can be alot if not well maintained. ESPECIALLY oil and hydralic's changes. On the other hand 450 hours can be like new condition. But, you have to be able to tell the difference. 4K is alittle high for me, I would have a hard time giving more than 3K for it unless it was rarely road, never put away wet, and well lubricated!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, I just have to say this, just in case anybody reads this thread anymore. I know I'm the only one who LOVES winter, and that's why everybody is moving south. Just had to say that my mom lives in the tropics, but higher on a mountain so she has the temperate tropical weather without any humidity. It's about 70-80 ish all year at her place. Really lovely. There is no winter and summer, but winter is her rainy season and summer is her dry season. In the rainy season it rains about once a day, no big deal, no muddy stuff like we have here. We are planning a very extended trip to see her. My plans made sure we didn't miss any of the New England excitement, including winter. We'll leave after leaf season and come back before ski season. Should be a good 6 week visit, and we'll be back just in time for winter. YEA!!! I know it sounds crazy, but I don't think I'll ever visit her in January or February. Just too much fun to miss up here. Bring on the snow! Our next trip to her will probably be a spring trip. I'll be glad to miss mud season! If you'd like, I'll take note of plants. Orchids are a big thing there, and many of our house plants grow in the wild on the banks of her stream.

Hello, BJ, Have a wonderful birthday my friend!!! I love knowing you and feel lucky to have found you!!! NH Suzanne, good news about the cover. I hope it works out. And Jen, great news about Erica. I hope she does not need surgery. The poor little thing has been through enough. Peter is doing good. My other DB & SIL went in to Boston to see him yesterday. (NH Suzie, he is in Brigham & Womens - I know you asked me a couple of times and I don't think I answered). DB said he thought he was doing really well. He is very tired and as the days go on he gets a little sicker, but that is the effect of the chemo, so it is not a surprise. Today is his last day of chemo and the actual transplant will be done on Monday. They are a day ahead of schedule, so I guess that is good. Anyway, thank you all so much for your positive energy and prayers. I just can't tell you how much it means. I had a really rough day with it yesterday. Very emotional, I think it is finally hitting me how sick he really is. Now about that camera. It is back! I found it downstairs in my laundry room. I feel foolish for even thinking the awful thoughts I was thinking and I am still not sure how it got downstairs because I had no reason to be in the laundry room during my DS party. Whatever the reason, I am so happy to have it back. Has anyone every heard of Arbonne International? It is a Swiss skin care line. I am having 10 ladies over this evening for an Arbonne Party. We soak our feet, play in lotion and drink wine! Sounds fun, huh? It would be wonderful if all of the SS sisters could get together for one of these, and ofcourse you too John. They have a whole mens line! Got to run. Lots to do. Have a great day everyone and (((HUGS))) to you all!!! Love, Besh

I'm back...I made the plain yogurt cake on The Kitchn blog...made it exactly as she said and only added the grated rind of a lemon. Baked it 50 min. Used EEVO as that is all I had...not just plain OO. It was WONDERFUL. LIght and tasty and no oily taste at all. We had it last night and again this AM with sliced strawberries. I will be making it often. I will link to a piece on Livestrong about palm oil . And here is part of an article about coconut oil : "According to Dr. Barry Sears, who is an expert in lipids (fats), holds a doctorate in biochemistry and does extensive research in the field, coconut oil does have some advantages over other types of saturated fat in that it is rich in tocotrienols (vitamin E, an antioxidant), and because of the high amounts of saturated fat, it is stable for cooking. (Note that the tocotrienols degrade during cooking so this benefit is lost if you use coconut oil for cooking.) All in all, coconut oil may not be as unhealthy as many animal-derived saturated fats (butter, meat), but until more research is done, especially looking at the impact on heart disease risk, it is better to limit your intake to less than 10% of total calories per day and make sure that it replaces less healthy foods such as refined carbohydrates, sugar and high fat animal proteins instead of adding to them. And I agree with Sears that for controlling inflammation and obtaining optimal health, extra virgin olive oil is unquestionably your best choice." Certainly a lot of info. The bottom line is , if you take in too many calories vs how many you burn you will gain weight and potentially be unhealthy. Moderation in ALL things is best. You can't leave out any food group without suffering consequences. If you leave out meat you have to make up the difference with the proper amino acids in complementary proteins. It is not easy being a human with good nutrition these days :) c Here is a link that might be useful: Palm fruit/palm seed oil...the difference