I would love to build one of your Earth Tainers for my tomatoes. I have 7 raised beds in my veggie garden on 2.5 acres in the Santa Cruz Mts. I thought maybe if I put the 'ET's' on the deck next to the house we would get better crops of tomatoes from heat coming off the house. But even they won't help if we have another summer like last where it was constantly either fog, overcast or cloudy. Hardly ever saw the sun. Tomatoes did so much better when we lived in San Jose.

I'm glad to hear that so far, there are no serious injuries, but do warn them to be very vigilant for the next few weeks. DD was rear-ended some years ago, went to the ER, had X-rays, everything was fine and she was sent home. Within a couple of weeks, though, she developed a herniated disk--she'll have pain and problems from it the rest of her life. Secondly? if they haven't yet, they need to turn this all over to their lawyer--they've got enough to worry about without dealing with the insurance companies. We were at our lawyer's first thing the morning after DD's accident, and it was the best thing we did--we didn't have to look at the many medical bills, or talk to the insurance company, and DD got way more than she'd have gotten on her own. And these things take years to settle, if done correctly. It's just a huge hassle no one needs.

GS's mother told me, today, the driver of the truck was driving in Kathy's lane, she swirved to miss him, he realized he was in the wrong lane, tried to correct and they hit headon. No alcohol involved. At least that is what she heard.

Update: Went to the doc on Wednesday - he drained more blood from the knee, gave me a cortisone shot and said I may need an MRI - could be a torn meniscus but can't tell for sure. I went ahead and filled out the paperwork for insurance approval which can take 10 days! ANYWAY, we left this morning for a 2-1/2 week trip to England to see our son who is working in Oxford for 6 months. I used a wheel chair at the Denvver airport but I am able to get around pretty well even without a cane - I just use it when I get tired. We are waiting in DC for our next flight at 6 tonight. The swelling is going down but I am sure the long overseas flight. If I am feeling better when we get back, I won't schedule the MRI. Geez!