Bullwhistle and cynandjon, thanks, that definitely makes the most sense. If you look closely at the plan, their fence is close to the property line so we could take ours down. We both moved in about 4 years ago and I think they were shocked to see an uncovered pool next door as they had a couple of toddlers and so they fenced in their entire backyard. We were also a bit shocked by the pool (certainly not the reason we bought the house) and one of the first things we did was have the ugly cover installed for safety reasons. Any suggestions for a good style of open fence to replace the chain link at the bottom and to tie into the side of the house at the top? Their fence drops from 6' to 4' just behind where ours turns the corner (I'm sure they were trying to cover our ugly fence :-)) so it probably makes most sense to tie in there to maintain the 5' height in the pool code. We don't really want a solid fence for the new part, especially at the top end where it ties into the house as we'd rather look out from the porch through a fence into the yard. And at the bottom, a 5' solid fence would really shade the already shady region below.

I don't know how I did it but I somehow have created a folder in the bar right below the address and I can drag and drop into that folder with FF 3.x. Then I sort into meaningfully named folders at my leisure. I can drag and drop down from the address or up from anywhere on the screen. This seemed very different and awkward for about a day and a half and then it became so natural I can bookmark without thinking.

it is really worth it zep. Do you have linux at all on your pcs? I really am loving it and rarely use my windows boxes anymore. I really recommend Mepis for a really easy to use distro. Most say Ubuntu or Kubuntu and they are good distros I prefer Kubuntu since I like KDE but of all I have tried I go back to Mepis, there is a brand new version in the works right now, it should be out with in a few months. there is a lite version of Mepis called AntiX not sure if it fits on a thumb drive or not. You are still getting the doubleclick after adding ad block? Oh I bet you need to go add a subscription hang on this is the one you need to add, Easylist, go to Tools then click on adblock plus to go into your settings area then click on filter tab and add filter you need to add Easylist USA Under the options tab all should be checked. Known Adblock Plus subscriptions Adblock Plus It used to be that everyone was told to add filter set G but the developer now says NO not to add that one, here is that info FAQ Do I need to install Filterset.G

I just got a new hard drive installed in my main box to load the new Mepis8 distro on, I have been running Mepis Linux for years now and love it, one of the great things about Mepis is how well it will run things right out of the box. I have a dual boot box with an older ubuntu+kde and Mepis7 also along with boxes running xp pro, xp home, and windows 7. I think learning to use Mepis was easier than learning the new windows 7. I do not think there is an age limit or knowledge limit for using linux I know many seniors that have gone to linux so they do not have to worry about all those infection problems and looking for programs to protect them. In linux you can get darn near anything you need right in the package manager, if it did not come pre loaded on the live cd. the new linux distros are made for GUI use, use of command line is not as essential as it was. Some people want to learn command line and go on and on about using it, I have found that when I have a problem I can generally find a way to fix it with out command line. Plus the linux community forums are fabulous and helpful. I prefer using it because it is faster, has everything I need built right in, and it is safer. Is it right for everyone maybe not but same goes for new versions of windows or switching to Mac it all takes a new learning curve. I however do not preach linux, I think it is a personal choice but picking up a free live cd of a distro and putting into the cd drawer and running it on a pc is an excellent and safe way to see what linux is all about without touching their windows and with no install, just like playing a cd, and everyone should have a live cd in their possession for when they have a crash and need to access their info from the drive. We have many linux users here at GW, some decided to give it a try after seeing it mentioned here. I enjoy occasional conversations with others that made the jump.