On Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:00 AM, Mark Bevelhimer, wrote:

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>  From what I hear from the Sydney radio station I listen to via the
> internet, the drought in Oz is so bad that even the ocean is drying
> up!!  You may be able to walk out to see the seadragons.  ;-)

G'Day, Mark!  The drought is getting severe.  I don't know whether you saw
images of it, but last week a huge dust storm moved across the eastern
states as parched top soil was carried away by the winds.  It went out to
sea.  But I guess that the land's loss is the sea's gain!  Doubtless all of
the phyto-plankton will appreciate the nutrients, they'll flourish and
provide good grazing for the zoo-plankton that, in turn, will be eaten by
fish;  They'll attract squids, which means that there'll be more of them to
look at on tomorrow morning's dive!  :-)

> Have a great trip Bob!  Give Viv a squeeze for me.  Are ya takin any of
> Tennessee's finest for Strike?  They make some pretty fine drink here in
> the hills, and I suspect it's got a bit more kick than the phyto-plonk
> (probably less flavor though)!

Mate!  I'm certainly not going to disparage in any way that fine sippin'
whiskey of yours - it is, after all, what we add to Phyco-Plonk when we want
to dilute it down and make a refreshing long drink for hot, summer
afternoons! :-))))

Strike