In a message dated 05/20/2001 9:34:48 PM Central Daylight Time, fharper@triad.rr.com writes: > I always thought dowsing was a bunch of malarky too. Several years ago the local authorities lost track of their water main. Road projects over the years had changed the face of the intersection, and the utilities were, for all intents and purposes, lost. Now another road project necessitated digging up the intersection, and it was necessary to find the water main before digging or the entire community would be cut off from its water supply. All the high tech gadgets used by the various utility companies couldn't find the water main, and as a last resort, they called in a water witch. His forked twig (call it what you will) signaled the location, and gentle digging revealed the water main. Does it work? I don't know, but my water supply was interrupted only momentarily while they did their road work. Joyce