Good to see you back, Wendy and Ron. Most recently, we haven't seen the Spammers in here. Or, maybe Joe or another clone got them before I did. Hopefully, they've gotten discouraged and gone elsewhere. If not, it's not a great problem.

We are on the no solicitation national list, but it doesn't catch every little lawn service or local window replacement. But, it sure has helped.

Part of what has happened with this thread, Wendy, is that when it looked like Joe might have to close it, I started a Front Porch News thread. I'ts nice weather these days, so I thought that moving out onto the front porch and swinging on the porch swing might be a nice change. We've attracted some of the kitchen table crowd, and some folks who've never posted in here. It's been interesting in that conversations have often been about the sounds and sights in the evening, sitting on the porch.

I'm taking Ruth to South America on September 8th and we'll be gone for 17 days. We're flying to Lima. Hopefully, it will still be there. Every time we've traveled over seas, there's been a natural or political disaster just before we arrive, or after we leave. Every time. So far, we've been blessed that it hasn't happened while we were there.

Jerry