On a walk behind type of mower, not self-propelled--what does horse-power have to do with cutting grass? HMMM?? Will .5 additional H.P. have any appreciable effect on the power of the machine? Oh, yes, maybe if the operator runs it into 6 ft. high grass that has never been mowed, or cut in any way. Maybe the additional .5 of H.P. will allow the blade to turn 4 more times before it gets stalled out by the thick grass? I have always thought that stating the amount of H.P. was just an advertising gimmick, meant to fool the average homeowner into thinking he might have something much better than his neighbor! now, if the H.P. rating was being used to make a self-propelled mower move along better--well--how much faster would it move, and could the person using it keep up with it? Go figure-- And, as for the goof driving the motor home, who thought they could get up out of the drivers seat and go fix lunch, while under way (That means moving along) should be in the "funny farm", not in court! I drive a motor home, and we've often said we would be able to do that, but only said it in jest (jokingly) as i consider us, my wife and I, to be smarter than to try that, even though we might get enrichened by some smart lawyer. ;o)

Stemn, I still haven't received your mailing address so that I can send you some seeds. I would love to send you some. I'll include some instruction too for you. Please do get me your mailing address. And it's the same here as with what Karyn said. Not really anywhere to buy them here, except about thirty miles from here there is a plumeria nursery I have been to once. None of the other nursery around here sells them, or even heard of them. I went in to one of them once, stated I am a plumeriaholic, and they didn't even know what a plumeria was. Blew me away someone working in a nursery not knowing what a plumeria is. Sheeesh! So Stemn, please send me your mailing address. Oh and Jane and Gill, you too! Lauri

gibsona, I'm glad the pig arrived in one piece. I'm also glad my friend cathy's lovely little box arrived at its destination too - she is off on vacation in CA and we'll post her bank when she gets home. She's led our local art camp for about 12 years now, so doing it with the camp tile was a perfect choice for her. I got back from Italy in the wee hours of the morning and I just dropped in to see if it got to you --- now I'm off to the post office and pick up my bank!!

Coolice- I know, pics can be so deceiving, that's why I thought I should take one like the 2nd one.