Yes, it is extremely sad 2 c them struggle. I clean my feeders with bleach once a month. I should probably do it more often. I have not seen any sick birds this summer. I did c a sick yellow finch 2 years ago and it is heartbreaking. I am so glad u caught them and had them euthanized (sp) its better than them suffering. Karen

I've been reading Rosemary Barron's "Flavors of Greece" (I read cookbooks the way others read novels). In it there is sort of a Greek version of hummus that might work: Rivithosalata (Garbanzo Beans & Garlic Salata) 1 1/2 cups dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight in water to cover 2 large cloves garlic, chopped 1 tsp ground coriander or 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 5 tbls Kalamata olive oil Strained juice of 2 lemons for serving: Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 tbls dried rigani (Greek oregano) crumbled 1 tsp paprika Drain the beans and place in a large saucepan with cold water to cover. Bring slowly to a boil, drain, rinse. Rinse out the saucepan, return beans to pan, and add cold water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, recuce the heat, cover, and genly simmer for 50 minutes or until so0ft. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and a few whole beans for garnish. Place the beans, garlic, coriander, salt and pepper in a food processor or blender container. With the machine running, gradually add 1/4 cup of the olive oil and most of the lemon juice. Add more salt and pepper and the remainign lemon juice if desired and process until smooth and creamy. For a thinner consistency gradually add some or all of the reserved liquid (if you plan to store the salata add all the reserved liquid---it will thicken on standing). Spread on a platter and sprinkle with the parsley, regani and reserved whole berans. Combine the parprika and remaining tbls olive oil and sprinkle over the salata. To store, refrigerate in an airtight container for up to two days.

Yes! I will never complain again when I grout or mortar something! Never. I will always think back to that story. I mean, I grout outside when the weather's nice, inside with lots of newspaper spread out when the weather's too hot or too cold; I have running water, and I have gloves. Plus I don't have to grout if I don't want to. Wow, I have it made! No more complaining from me about how "oooh, I hate grouting!"

I just heard back from them,they are sending a stamped,addressed envelope so I can send this to them with the packaging.They want to see what it is and take appropriate action. Also sending me coupons.When I emailed them,I had to fill out the form with all info from the bag. I hope no one gets in to much trouble,but really,this could have been bad with a small child..... I know when I worked at a candy factory,if they got a piece of candy back with a hair or anything in it,we had a meeting and were all warned.So the factories do take this stuff seriously. I kept the bag of chips and have the rubber piece in a baggie. Said i should get the envelope this week sometime.