We only have one full-time employee now, because we couldn't afford any others, and we do a lot of the work ourselves too.

We had no idea we were in violation of any law. We decided to try this and hopefully save our business in the process. It's nothing personal against anyone. We were hoping for community support.

When I worked in Ames at the recycling center we had two containers - pop cans and two-liter bottles. Now we have seven different sizes in plastic, and they expect us to separate them all out. Do all of that on the same penny.

We were lucky this time. But there will be another one. It may be years away, but there's always the fear of the next big one.

This is the time of year when you're going to see the most rain ... because of the southwest monsoon. Right now, you're going to see that monsoonal flow enhanced somewhat because of the tropical storm.

The weather in Europe this time of the year and through the winter is highly influenced by the Icelandic Low, a semi-permanent anticyclone that begins drifting south during autumn,