The dangers are definitely there, it is always in the back of your head.

Sometime in late 2007, we might hit 50 percent.

So if you want your 7-year-old to join you, they'll be able to. And if you haven't ridden in 10 years and want to dip your toes in the water, this is something you can get your bike out, put air in your tires and give it a try.

Dealing with livestock, animals that are 1,200 pounds with minds of their own, you have to watch out. Working with horses, they can go to bucking, in snow they can slip and fall on ya.

We've never had to pump this much water before. We're setting records, and there's no rainfall to help fill the reservoirs.

We don't want to leave the impression that we're greedy, but we feel that the state statute has been ignored. We've tried for the last three years to get it resolved.