I've cut the lawn in the rain before, and at night, and put my machine away covered in grass. Its not a craftsman though. Does that mean I abuse it? Or is it because its the only few minutes I had to get out there? Have you considered that maybe he has more important things to be doing, and it was the only time he had the opportunity to get out there. Lucky his craftsman is tough enough to mow in the rain eh?

NO None was wrapped as far as I could see. Iknow from experience that most of the ducting used on gravity furnace was wrapped where it ran inside the walls, lots of asbestos used. Did not check other than what I could see and none of it was insulated.

I had hoped for more writers too. I have been encouraged by my son, mostly, and I think that perhaps you have to be older and have that 'encouragement' to do it. My son, is (ooohh) 52, and is just curious to learn how we got to where we had been before he arrived on the scene and my remembrances of our "gypsy" life during his childhood. We 21st century old folks have lived during such huge changes in our society and in our environment...and even in our values....that we really owe our children a glimpse of how we rose to the occasion of those milestones. Just a thought! Nanny BTW....some old movies that are shown today, show many scenes that our parents aspired to, rather than the fact of life. Not always, but when I see some of them I realize that some of the ideas that my mother tried to make me believe were things that movies told her to aspire to in a subliminal way. Today's entertainment is much more realistic, or is it? I really love the writings of John Steinbeck as he told the truth about the pain of the depression and of the lives, sometimes of desperation, that many people lived. And, yes, I wonder as I see men and women "pan-handling" on the streets of our small community being homeless...are they feeling that same kind of desperation? TMI, sorry.

I read "Preparation for Birth: The Complete Guide to the Lamaze Method", by Beverly Savage and Diana Simkin. Very comprehensive, well organized, very clear, covers all aspects, with lots of personal stories of all kinds of birth experiences. Maria in Athens, Greece. Here is a link that might be useful: the book at amazon.com