I think Mike / Elena is just starting to "find" his way around the Forum and did not see that this was an "Old Oct 2011" posting. His posts only started from mid Feb, I think, and he signed one from FAIRFIELD CA. I am sure he will explain and it is a good opportunity to re-generate this post.
The start of the week, here, was 2 very nice "sit outside" days but we paid for it Wed/Thu and with the heavy winds yesterday suffered an agonising 14 hour plus power cut. A few showers this morning but fingers crossed it will brighten up. There is so much water on the roads it is difficult to negotiate the many new potholes that are appearing. Wegg records rainfall etc and it has been the wettest FEB for 7 years. (296mm) Currently on 42mm so far in March and most of that appeared in the last couple of days. (No wonder that hard top is back on Mike's vehicle !!)
Cheers
Negg