Thanks for all the input, but now I’m more up in the air than before. It’s amazing how I can ratchet myself up after I do a little shopping for something I get an idea about. Last weekend I rented a Ditchwitch to run a few hose bibs and an electrical line. I wound up with more than 6000’ of ditches for drip irrigation – I see a botanical paradise in my future.
The best don’t really seem like they’ll outlive that old dot printer, and if I have the sheet feeder fixed on my Hp-1100 I can put that back in the mix – it prints fine. Wal-Mart has a refurbished Lexmark 4in1 for $60.00. I’ll just pitch it when it needs a new $30 cartridge and keep shopping. Oops just thought – that cheapie probably comes with a cartridge that will only last a short while – back to one.