Well, Cacky, that machete may not work on SOME things that could be lurking in a cemetery. Thanks for the laughs. My next plan of attack is mob action. I figure there is safety in numbers. So far, I have four people that have agreed to go to a cemetery that is in a bottom south of Paris and probably hasn't had a visitor in 100 years. We are waiting for the weather to run the snakes off, but I'm thinking of mace for any other animals. I have been told to bring a probe for the really old or neglected cemeteries as the stones fall over and get covered up with debris. Does anyone have any experience with doing this? I don't think I will be going to a few of these cemeteries more than once, so I want to make sure I've covered all the bases. Besides the obvious tools needed, what are some other useful items that one might not think of? Peggy