> Portland, it appears, is in the corn belt. I never saw so much corn in my life. They also
> raise beans, presumably soybeans. Corn and beans make a good combination because
> corn tends to depleted the soil of nitrogen and beans tend to add nitrogen to soil. Both
> southwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana looked good. Some areas are hilly and others
> very flat. Traffic through Cincinnati was horrible. The interstate jammed up going and
> coming, and it wasn't rush hour.

I *would* quote one of Dave's classic RinkChat lines, but I'll avoid the impulse. It should be obvious which quotation I'm referring to, though. ;-)

-- codeman"a-maize-ing"38