Hi All Its the new year, I time of good cheer It could be a time, to let go and unwind to remember the endeavours, of those we try to remember.......... THE WATER CRISIS REMEMBER ......... drinking from a tank, wriggles and all, a dead cat or a bird sometimes entered the score.................. REMEMBER .......... The Bog, no push button then, a "Dunny man" once a week would empty the bin...... If that was not enough, Poor old Pop, spade in hand, had a few square metres of the best green land..... THE GAS CRISIS In days gone by, It would have been uncle Bill when he let fly....... we cooked as best as we could, sometimes with damp wood.... No crisis then, excepting catching the fat hen... THE WARMING EFFECT Well what the heck...... We lived on the beach coated in coconut oil, sat there all day on the boil........ It is something my kids will never be able to rediscover, we made a mess and now they have to be all under cover...... I remember the millions of marching crabs along the Woy Woy channel, only a dream now, why I have never discovered. Prawning at night with a torch and net, a few pounds without trouble, home to the pot for a nice sup... The days of old are all going fast, without records they will not last. I hope that someone somewhere remembers our reflections as we endeavour to head in other directions. Regards Larry Sydney Australia benson@fastlink.com.au ICQ#9358915 Seeking TYEs worldwide, no information is too small.