Doug, I have tried several inquiries but no results. I thought I would query you personally to see if the Chile Head list has disappeared? I have not been getting any emails since June 24. Perry Abernethy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Irvine" <dougandmarie@shaw.ca> To: <solsearch@aol.com> Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [CH] belated poll reaction > solsearch@aol.com wrote: >> I'm another lurker who's been with the list for 8 or 9 years and I >> see no reason to change this list's workings.? It's safe, easily >> scrolled through (I get the digest) and I love the people.? I'd hate >> it if anyone left---you/we are each such characters, most of whom I've >> cherished meeting at Open Fields and on Food Network shoots too.? I >> spent an hour today setting up soaker hoses in the precious chile >> garden today so that my husband's 84 year old mother will be able to >> keep the plants going when we leave for weeks later this summer.? I'm >> a chilehead because of you guys! >> >> Let's clarify the directions, post them monthly or so onto the list, >> communicate with folks who seem to need help, and leave the rest >> alone.? The online poll was indeed not fairly structured, in that it >> asked for answers to relocation questions that were irrelevant if you >> chose the opposite direction in questions one and two.? I refused to >> play.? My vote is to just let it be. >> >> Karen Z. in Cincy >> >> Zanger Communications LLC >> 513-984-4865 >> > AMEN! Karen, you and I have not met, you share your first name with our > youngest daughter. I share your view on that dumb poll absolutely. The > list has been around since the early 1990's and I have been on it since > about 1995 or 6. Sure it may be a little bit of a nuisance to get ONTO the > list, good, IMHO. The small difficulty keeps out the spammers, or at least > makes it a lot more difficult for them to hit our list. Mike Bowers is > aware of all this, and as time permits, will make some adjustments, he > assured me. > I believe that I am the elder on the list @ circa 1926, and a dedicated > old C-H'er! Both Marie and I really enjoy our food with additional heat > and due to Jim Campbell, even if my chile crop fails, Jim always comes to > the rescue with his wonderful assortment of powders and sauces. > Good for your husband's mom! Tell her not to trip over a soaker hose! > > Cheers, old Doug Irvine on Vancouver Island British Columbia