In Alaska I used to walk to work 2 miles, in the snow, in the dark, with ice freezing on my legs and crackling with each step. In Arizona once, when tubing down the salt, a friend had an accident and was too afraid to continue. She nearly drowned, so I can understand that. So we ended up walking through the desert for a couple of hours to get to the road. I was not wearing any shoes. Yes, it was summer too. Dare I even mention my archaeological digs way back when I was younger, digging square holes in 115° heat. Im beginning to think Ive made some poor choices in my life. Lol. Sits at computer now in nice comfy air conditioning, with a nice cold soda. Bill Nolan wrote: Ah yes, the old days, when it was so much hotter -- or colder, depending upon where you lived. I grew up in the upper Midwest, and back then the snow in the winter was waist deep or higher for months at a time in the winter. Yep, I had to walk to school, and it was 3 -- no, 4 miles, and it was uphill both ways. Bill in Willcox Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated -- so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges -- "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!" Rudyard Kipling , The Explorer 1898 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com