> Not that I care personally, as I'm fine with the little plastic ones. Usually the pencil > lasts throughout the year, and then I can erase it the next spring, if need be. The only > problem is with the two or three I've accidentally stepped on and broken this year... > Better those than the peppers! That poor gal dint know wut she waz gittin into on the honeymoon in Alberta, did she?!!!! Cheers, Doug