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Here are the azaleas last spring. Like I said, it looks like they made a full recovery! Can you imagine those less than 2 feet tall and still surviving?

Thanks for the terrific response! Pictured is our beach house near Lewes, Delaware and the landscaping was there when we moved in. It was the model home. Because it's so close to the ocean, snow like we had this year is very unusual. Since I do the work myself, I might pick your brain further before buying replacements. The lelands and hemlocks are at our home in the Baltimore area. We really wanted a fast growing screen and I'm going to try and keep the lelands going for a while longer. I'll post some pics later today. The hemlocks just had a few large branches crack and they don't look bad at all. In fact, they have grown so much since we moved in in '94 (they were there when we bought the house) that I might have to take them down due to the power lines. Once again, I'll take some pics later today. Thanks for all the great comments. I'm really amazed how well most of our trees and shrubs did, all things considered. We have 48 year old azaleas that are about 8 feet high and 6 feet deep. At one point they were less than 2 feet high and disappeared completely in the snow. I had an unobstructed view of the side of my house for the first time ever. They are now getting ready to bloom and look pretty darn good.

Glad it worked out. 16' is almost perfect for Khorns but I guess you know that now. And yes, in the right setup, Khorns will demolish the mighty Cornwall! Congrats!!

I think these will come back:

After some Rube Goldberg work:

Our house really took a beating with the snow this year and I was wondering if anyone here has experience with the resiliency of certain plants and shrubs. We have quite a few boxwoods but I know they'll come back. It's these tall, skinny evergreen types that worry me. I cut off the dead branches and tied the remainder together with twine. I need to find some green twine so it blends in better but first things first. I also lost a lot of branches on my leland cypruses and hemlocks. I'm afraid the lelands might be goners. I have a line of 60 footers and the one at the end lost most of the bottom branches. I'm really bummed because they block the view and noise from my next door neighbor's pool.[] Because they were planted fairly close together, taking out one makes the next look terrible. I'm afraid it's all or nothing. I planted them in the mid 90s when they were about 4 feet tall. They grew 60 feet in less than 15 years. Leland's make an amazing plant screen but unfortunately they don't last forever.

My experience as well. Nice, wide sounding speakers but I've yet to hear them rock out in a hard way. I've heard them with 150 tube watts and 500 ss watts. Personally, I like them but they seem to be lacking real "drive" in the low end when it comes to listening to rock IMO. Midrange can be overwhelming as well......but the same is true with other Heritage speakers. Agreed. This is from someone who has owned CWs most of his life. When you listen to Khorns VERY loud, it's an experience you don't forget. Cornwalls sound great but at very high volume they can be ear piercing with many recordings. Nothing beats them with acoustic jazz at low to moderate volume. As far as using more than one pair for non-multichannel music, it's fun but not for me. I'm a 2-channel vinyl guy and I like having a soundstage, imaging, depth and all that good stuff. Maybe some day I'll find a way to enjoy my tube gear in a multichannel environment but so far I always end up where I started.

Bob, I sent it using the info on your website. I'll try again using your mac address. Thanks, Gary

Plural of Chorus: Would that be Choruses? Chori? Chorii? Chorus'? Chorus's? or just plain Chorus? BTW Bob Crites - Did you get my email?

My '74s have a shelf but my '80s do not. I'm not sure when they took it out but I can't tell a difference, sonically speaking.

If you're reading this Craig, I still love you. Yes, he's the best.

Are you saying I am cheap or just lucky with free stuff?[] Scrunched newspaper all the way! Just a couple sheets is all it takes. When I first got one, I used way too much paper and my neighbors came over to see if my house was on fire.

I received the exact same canned response. I'm looking forward to my coupon.[]

Very interesting! Thanks for the history lesson Randall. I don't think it really caught on (no pun intended) until sometime around the early 90s. Actually, I never even saw one until then. Is it just me? I don't know why anyone would ever use lighter fluid if the chimney was available.

Pioneer AM/FM stereo receiver model SX-5590. The European version of the SX-1250. Puts out 160 watts per channel. Features, tone on/off which turns off the bass, treble controls, filters 30hz and 8khz, tape duplicate switch, FM muting on/off FM multipath, Adaptor on/off which allows you to hook an equalizer up etc. mic left/right inputs, two tape in/outputs, one aux input, two phono inputs, phono two switch is for both mic and phono two, modes stereo and mono, and both tuning and signal meters. Neat monster receiver. Specifications: Power Output: 160 watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms. Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.1% Intermodulation Distortion: Less than 0.1% FM Sensitivity: 1.5uV FM Capture Ratio: 1.00 FM Harmonic Distortion Mono: <0.1% FM Harmonic Distortion Stereo: <0.2% Dimensions: 22 x 7.5 x 18.75 Weight: 64.25 lbs Probably worth a few hundred bucks if near mint. More with original box and manual. I own the Kenwood equivalent and it has a small cult following. I've been offered $500 for my Kenwood but I'm the original owner and have the original box, manual and receipt.

Gonna get me a coupon too before the rest of you bombard their customer service dept![]

Thank goodness I have better things to do than hang out here for 10 years!!

You're killin' me Marty![] I hope this innocent Kingsford warning doesn't turn into a macho bbq bragger's thread. I like visiting macho slow-cook bbqer's homes like Rplace. Very enjoyable!

Thanks for the heads up. I had a Costco coupon and almost bought them before I realized how expensive they were compared to regular Kingsford charcoal. I think I'll stick to the old tried and true! And yes, I do use the chimney starter which might be the best bbq invention since the original weber grill!

Walked into Myer-Emco in July 1980 with a sweaty wad of bills in my pocket. They were unpacking a pair of zebrawood cornwalls to use as floor models. I'd never heard of Klipsch but they were so beautiful, I counted out the $1400 plus tax (made the salesman's day) and had them loaded into my Dodge Tradesman. The rest is history as they say. 30 years, 3 college houses, 5 other residences, a wife and 2 kids and a tube amp later, they still reside in my family room. I'd give up my Khorns long before I would let my Cornwalls go. Too much sentimental value. Plus, they do sound amazing!

I've heard KLF-30s are great rock speakers but I've never heard a pair. Cornwalls in a good setup sound great with about everything. Not as picky as Khorns or Lascalas. If you don't listen at ear bleeding levels, the Corns are tough to beat for a great all-around speaker. Khorns and Lacalas are much better at really high volumes. You really need to find a couple different setups to audition! You know what they say about opinions and all of us here have one. Good luck.

BINGO!

Jimmy Miller, their producer. Edit: OK, I cheated.[:$] I'm still waiting for the correct answer to my GD question.

Japan? Nope. England is a close third behind Canada and __________.

Still no correct answer for the Grateful Dead question.[*-)]