>  RH> The 10-ouncers are tea mugs for me, but the bigger the better 
for
>  RH> coffee.
> 
> Like a friend once said--if they limit me to one cup of coffee a 
day,
> I'll use this cup (and held up her one quart measuring cup). (G)
> 
That sounds about right.  

>  RH> > OK, I've got red with green tree mugs--the usual association 
with
>  RH> that company.
> 
>  RH> That's the classic.
> 
> Yes, I have the mugs, small plates, a cookie plate and tea set.
> 
My family tends to the Pfaltzgraff with the train running under the 
tree. One guess why.
 
>  RH> It got to me later that night.  Took down my internet/phone/TV 
into
>  RH> the bargain.  The power came back on quickly, not so the rest.
> 
> Are your wires above ground? Most of the ones around here are
> underground.

We're old originals around here.  Not much is buried. 
 
>  RH> > Exactly! We did water the tomatoes and peppers, also got 
rain from
>  RH> the almost daily monsoons.
> 
>  RH> I knew Florida got those; I didn't know Arizona did too.
> 
> Southestern AZ did, every summer (about mid to late June thru mid 
to
> late September), about late afternoon, very predictable. You could 
see
> clouds building over the mountains in late morning and know you 
would
> have rain later in the day. Trouble is, being so warm, afterward it 
was
> like a sauna with the heat and humidity.
> 
Eyyyuch.  They get my share.