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o          A.1 utt1:  Okay <laughter>.  /
ad          A.1 utt2:  You want to get a start? /  

aa          @B.2 utt1:  Certainly.  /
sd          @B.2 utt2:  {F Uh, } the weather here is warm. /  

b          A.3 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.4 utt1:  {C And } it has been sort of raining on and off. /  

b          A.5 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } I am an avid gardener  /
sd          B.6 utt2: {C so } I [ [ m-, + m-, ] + measure ] the rain in our rain gauge [ on a, + on a ] regular basis.  /
sd          B.6 utt3:  {C So } --   

ba          A.7 utt1:  {F Oh, } great,  /
ba^r          A.7 utt2: great. /  

+          B.8 utt1:  -- I [ can, + can ] avoid wasting money on watering. /  

b          A.9 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.10 utt1:  [ {C And, } + {F uh, } {C but } ] it has been threatening to rain for the last couple of days,  /
sd          B.10 utt2: {C and } it has not,   

x          A.11 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.12 utt1:  really.  Which is a bit of a disappointment.  /
sd          B.12 utt2:  {C But } --   

b          A.13 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.14 utt1:  -- it is very warm here, which is typical for this [ part of the, + time of the ] year. /  

b          A.15 utt1:  Yeah. /  

qo          B.16 utt1:  How about Pennsyl-, -/  

qy^g          A.17 utt1:  [ I think you are, + I think you are ] earlier than we are, as a rule, aren't you?  /
qy^d          A.17 utt2: [ [ Your, + your, ] + your ] [ s-, + growing Summer ] starts a lot earlier than ours. /  

na          B.18 utt1:  It starts in, {F uh, } March as a rule. /  

b          A.19 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sv          A.19 utt2:  See that is quite a bit, - /
sd          A.19 utt3: we are just beginning.  /
sd          A.19 utt4:  People [ are, + have ] got their gardens in, a lot of them now.  /
sd          A.19 utt5:  We could still have a frost. /  

bh          B.20 utt1:  Really,  /
qy          B.20 utt2: this late? /  

ny          A.21 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

qy          B.22 utt1:  Could you have snow? /  

nn          A.23 utt1:  {F Uh, } probably not.  /
sd^e          A.23 utt2:  {C But } [ we have had, + we have had ] a frost as late [ as, + as ] in June. /  

sd          B.24 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D well, }   

sd          A.25 utt1:  Early June. /  

+          B.26 utt1:  we do not have that problem <laughter>. /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  <Laughter> [ {C So, } + {C but } ] [ w-, + we ] have also had nice weather.  An unusually, {F uh, } nice Spring.  /
sd          A.27 utt2:  It is almost like an early Summer for us. /  

ba          B.28 utt1:  {F Oh, } that is nice. /  

aa          A.29 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sd          A.29 utt2:  We could use a little more rain,   

sd          B.30 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D well, }   

+          A.31 utt1:  I believe. /  

+          B.32 utt1:  [ we will be glad, + I will be glad ] to give you some of ours <laughter>. /  

b          A.33 utt1:  {F Uh } <laughter>. /  

sd          B.34 utt1:  Usually we get it [ in, + in ] great quantities in --   

b          A.35 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.36 utt1:  -- April and May. /  

b          A.37 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.38 utt1:  {C And then } it stops for three months. /  

b          A.39 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sv          A.39 utt2:  If it could just be spread out a little bit. /  

b          B.40 utt1:  Right. /  

b          A.41 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b^r          A.41 utt2: uh-huh.  /
b          A.41 utt3:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.41 utt4:  It has really been nice here, {F uh, }  /
sd          A.41 utt5: we are supposed to have some rain this weekend,  /
sd          A.41 utt6: {C but } I don't know if we'll get it or not.  /
sd          A.41 utt7:  A lot of times in our area the weather forecast has missed us.  /
sd          A.41 utt8:  [ The, + the ] weather they forecast for our area seems to go right past us and misses us.  Just by, {D well } not too many miles. /  

b          B.42 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
qy          B.42 utt2:  Are you in an agricultural area? /  

ny          A.43 utt1:  Yes,  /
ny          A.43 utt2: uh-huh.  /
%          A.43 utt3:  We have, -/  

sv          B.44 utt1:  {D Well, } [ I know the wea-, + I know the weather ] is very important for people who make their living [ off of, +   

aa          A.45 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
aa^r          A.45 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+          B.46 utt1:  off of ] the land. /  

aa          A.47 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.47 utt2:  We have quite a few farmers.  /
sd          A.47 utt3:  [ We, + we ] live out in the country.  /
sd          A.47 utt4:  We are on a farm,  /
sd          A.47 utt5: {C but } we are not a farming --   

b          B.48 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.49 utt1:  -- person <laughter>.  /
sd          A.49 utt2: {F Uh, } we have a garden. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  [ {C But, } + {F uh, } {C but } ] we are not farmers. /  

b          B.52 utt1:  {F Huh. }  /
sv          B.52 utt2:  {D Well, } you know there are some disadvantages to being down south. /  

b          A.53 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.54 utt1:  {C And } that is, it gets so hot that, {D you know, } a lot of things die during the Summer from the heat. /  

aa          A.55 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah.  /
sv          A.55 utt2:  They get burnt off. /  

aa          B.56 utt1:  [ They, + they ] really do, /  

b          A.57 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.58 utt1:  {C and } you have to be very careful to make sure you keep everything watered. /  

aa          A.59 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
aa          A.59 utt2:  Yeah.  /
sv          A.59 utt3:  {D Well, } {C and } that makes it bad too, [ [ because, + {F uh, } when more, ] + with ] water being at a premium.  /
sd          A.59 utt4:  I know our aunt in California, - /
sd          A.59 utt5: [ they, + they ] have really been rationed on their water.  /
sv          A.59 utt6:  {C And } it makes it real hard to have a yard [ or, + <static> {F uh, } or ] anything like that, [ a gar-, + their garden, ] their farms.  /
sv          A.59 utt7: Their farmers, I guess, are hurting because of that also. /  

aa          B.60 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.60 utt2:  {D Well, } my parents are now in San Diego,  /
sd          B.60 utt3: [ {C and, } + {C and } ] they've got pebbles in their yard because <laughter> [ they can't, +   

b          A.61 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.62 utt1:  almost nobody ] there [ has, + has ] lawns. /  

b          A.63 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.63 utt2:  {D Well, } they are not allowed to water,  /
qh          A.63 utt3: {C so } what do you do? /  

b          B.64 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.65 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.66 utt1:  {F Uh, } [ it is very, + it is very ] rough on them  /
%          B.66 utt2: {C so, } -/  

b          A.67 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.68 utt1: </Static> {D Actually } [ I think, + I think ] it is pretty moderate here in Dallas.  /
sd          B.68 utt2: {C Because } [ the, + the ] Summers are extremely hot. /  

b          A.69 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sd          A.69 utt2:  {C But } your humidity is different though than ours I think,  /
sv          A.69 utt3: {C and } it makes [ a, + a ] bit of a difference, too. /  

qw          B.70 utt1:  {F Um, } what is your humidity like? /  

no          A.71 utt1:  {F Oh, } I don't know.  /
sd          A.71 utt2:  I think our humidity is higher normally than what it is in Texas.  /
sd          A.71 utt3: I could be wrong. /  

sd          B.72 utt1:  {F Uh, } I do not know [ what, + what ] it is percentage wise  /
%          B.72 utt2: {C but } I, -/  

sd          A.73 utt1:  I do not know for sure either.  /
sd          A.73 utt2: {C But } [ it always seems + <static> {D well, } it just felt ] different {D like } when we were in Texas.  /
sd          A.73 utt3:  It had a different feel to it. /  

b          B.74 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.74 utt2:  [ It is, + it is ] drier in Dallas than it is in Houston or San Antonio --   

b          A.75 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

+          B.76 utt1:  -- or even Austin,   

b          A.77 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.78 utt1:  which is further south. /  

b          A.79 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.80 utt1:  {C But } it is not dry.  /
sd          B.80 utt2:  [ {C And, } + {C and } ] I have lived here for many years,  /
sd          B.80 utt3: {C and } I think it has gotten more humid over the years.  /
sd          B.80 utt4:  Where the water is coming from, I don't know. /  

b          A.81 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sv          A.81 utt2:  {D Well, } it could be.  /
sd          A.81 utt3: I know my brother's home has been flooded a couple of times, {F uh, } /  

qy          B.82 utt1:  {F Oh, } does he live near the lake? /  

nd          A.83 utt1:  {D Well, } there is a lake not far  /
sd          A.83 utt2: {C but } it is more run off --   

b          B.84 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.85 utt1:  -- from surrounding, {D you know, } areas and that. /  

b          B.86 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

sd          A.87 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } he is just in an area where it is just low enough that [ [ it's, + you {D know, } it, ] + it ] collects there. /  

b          B.88 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.89 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } he has had a couple of inches in his house several times. /  

ba          B.90 utt1:  [ That is, + that is ] a problem, {F uh, }  /
sd          B.90 utt2: they tell you when you are looking for a house [ [ or, + or, ] + or ] buying land to build on,   

b          A.91 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.92 utt1:  to be very careful and check the drainage --   

aa          A.93 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
aa^r          A.93 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+          B.94 utt1:  -- because, {F uh, }   

^2          A.95 utt1:  Because of that. /  

+          B.96 utt1:  [ it is, + it is ] deceptive. /  

b          A.97 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.98 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } I know exactly what you mean. /  

sd          A.99 utt1:  [ [ We are fortunate + {E or, } {F uh, } we are on a, ] + where we are ] we get flooded, it floods below us <laughter>,   

b          B.100 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.101 utt1:  behind us.  /
sd          A.101 utt2:  {C But } [ we are, + {F uh, } we are ] high enough that [ our house itself + we ] never, {D you know, } have had any problem like that. /  

ba          B.102 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D well, } that is fortunate. /  

aa          A.103 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.103 utt2:  It is an old farm house  /
sd          A.103 utt3: {C and, } {F uh, } we really like it here. /  

b          B.104 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sd          B.104 utt2:  {D Well, } [ [ I, + I like it, ] + I like it ] here.  /
sd          B.104 utt3:  {F Uh, } [ I, + I ] grew up here.  /
sd          B.104 utt4:  I have lived other places  /
sd          B.104 utt5: [ [ {C and, } + {C and, } ] +   

b          A.105 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.106 utt1:  {C but } ] [ I, + I ] did grow up here  /
sd          B.106 utt2: {C and } this is very much home for me. /  

b          A.107 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          B.108 utt1:  {C And, } -/  

sv          A.109 utt1:  It is nice down there.  /
sd          A.109 utt2:  [ [ I, + I, ] + I ] liked it when we visited there. /  

qy^d          B.110 utt1:  I hope you visited during the winter. /  

ny          A.111 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.112 utt1:  [ One of my, + one of my ] theories is that you always go to warm places during the winter  /
sv          B.112 utt2: {C and } --   

b          A.113 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.114 utt1:  -- [ you go to [ cold, + cool ] places, that, + {D well, } I go to cool places during the Summer ] if I can anyway. /  

aa          A.115 utt1:  Right.  /
aa          A.115 utt2:  That is the best time to go.  /
%          A.115 utt3:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.115 utt4:  [ An-, + {C and } ] usually [ it has been + when we have gone, it has been ] nice.  /
sd          A.115 utt5:  It has been hot,  /
sd          A.115 utt6: {C but } [ it is, + it is ] hot to me in the wintertime down there. /  

b          B.116 utt1:  {F Oh, } sure.  /
%          B.116 utt2: {E I mean } <laughter>, -/  

qh          A.117 utt1:  {D You know } <laughter>.  /
sv          A.117 utt2:  {C But } it is nice,  /
sv          A.117 utt3: [ it is a, + it is really a ] nice area. /  

sd          B.118 utt1:  [ I, + I ] had a friend from England visit once at Christmas,  /
sd          B.118 utt2: {C and } we could not get her out of the what she called the <<imitates English accent>> back garden.   

bh          A.119 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

+          B.120 utt1:  Because she wanted to go back with a sunburn. /  

b          A.121 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          B.122 utt1:  {C And } she went back to the north of England with a sunburn <laughter>. /  

ba          A.123 utt1:  {F Oh, } good heavens <laughter>.  /
sd          A.123 utt2:  Not me <laughter>.  /
sd          A.123 utt3:  I avoid the sun <laughter>. /  

b          B.124 utt1:  {D Well, } yeah,  /
sd          B.124 utt2: basically I do, too. /  

b          A.125 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.125 utt2: it takes me about four and a half hours [ to do, + to mow ] our grass.  /
sd          A.125 utt3: {C And } I try to cover up <laughter> when I do the lawn <laughter>. /  

sv          B.126 utt1:  {D Well, } [ [ I, + that, ] + that ] is really healthier, frankly. /  

aa          A.127 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.127 utt2: {D well, } I have had [ a little, + a couple ] of problems  /
sd          A.127 utt3: {C and, } {F uh, } I decided it is not worth it. /  

b          B.128 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
%          B.128 utt2:  That, -/  

sv          A.129 utt1:  [ I, + I ] like to get tan in the Summer time because I think you look healthier.  /
sv          A.129 utt2: {C And, } {F uh, } we are just crazy <laughter>. /  

sv          B.130 utt1:  {C But } [ you, + {D you know, } it ] is interesting because you get out in that sun an awful lot.  /
sd          B.130 utt2:  {D Now } my sister is [ a, + a ] sun fiend. /  

b          A.131 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.132 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } she is five years younger than me,  /
sd          B.132 utt2: she is more wrinkled. /  

bh          A.133 utt1:  Is that right? /  

ny          B.134 utt1:  Yeah, /  

sv          A.135 utt1:  [ It, +   

sv          B.136 utt1:  {C and } I think that is why. /  

+          A.137 utt1:  it ] just makes your skin more leathery.  /
%          A.137 utt2:  [ It, + {F uh, }   

aa          B.138 utt1:  Exactly. /  

+          A.139 utt1:  it, ] - /
%          A.139 utt2: yeah.  /
%          A.139 utt3:  {C So, } -/  

sv          B.140 utt1:  I think it burns off the, - /
sd          B.140 utt2: I don't know [ [ [ the, + the, ] + the theory, ] + the scientific principle. ]  /
sd          B.140 utt3:  {C But } it burns something off, the natural oils --   

b          A.141 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.142 utt1:  -- or something like that. /  

sd          A.143 utt1:  {D Well, } the elasticity of your skin, the collagen or whatever they call it.  /
sd          A.143 utt2: They say it destroys a lot of that. /  

aa          B.144 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          A.145 utt1:  {C And } you lose a lot of that.  /
%          A.145 utt2:  {C So, } {F uh, } -/  

aa          B.146 utt1:  Yes,  /
ba          B.146 utt2: {F uh, } [ that sounds like a good, + that sounds like the right ] theory. /  

b          A.147 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.147 utt2: [ {C but, } {F uh, } + {C but } ] we have really had nice, - /
sd          A.147 utt3: the weather, - /
sd          A.147 utt4: I can't complain.  /
sd          A.147 utt5: We have really had really good weather of late. /  

ba          B.148 utt1:  Good. /  

sd          A.149 utt1:  {C And } when it has rained, [ it ha-, +  it's ] been a good soaking rain  /
sd          A.149 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } it has just been a really nice Spring. /  

ba          B.150 utt1:  {D Well, } that is great.  /
sd          B.150 utt2:  [ It has been, + it has been ] very nice here too.  /
sd          B.150 utt3:  {C And } I hope it continues because my parents are coming to visit this evening  /
sd          B.150 utt4: {C and } I want them to have --   

b          A.151 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          B.152 utt1:  -- nice weather for their visit  --   

ba          A.153 utt1:  {F Oh, } that is great. /  

+          B.154 utt1:  -- instead of driving around in the rain. /  

qw          A.155 utt1:  How long will they be there? /  

sd          B.156 utt1:  {F Uh, } probably four or five days. /  

b          A.157 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
ba          A.157 utt2:  {D Well, } that is great.  /
sd          A.157 utt3:  {D Well, } I hope the weather stays real good for them.  [ And, +    

ft          B.158 utt1:  {D Well, } thank you <laughter>. /  

+          A.159 utt1:  and, ] {F uh, } that you have a good visit and everything. /  

ft          B.160 utt1:  Thanks. / 

sd          @@A.161 utt1:  {C And } I hope your garden does good. /  

b          B.162 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.162 utt2:  And the same to you. /  

b          A.163 utt1:  {C And, so. } Okay.  /
fc          A.163 utt2: {D Well, } it was really nice talking to you. /  

fc          B.164 utt1:  A pleasure. /  

fc          A.165 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } good luck in [ your, + this ] venture.  /
fc          A.165 utt2: It is, {F uh, } like I said,  /
fc          A.165 utt3: it has been real interesting.  /
fc          A.165 utt4: {C So } I hope you enjoy it as much as I have been enjoying it <laughter>. /  

fc          B.166 utt1:  I am sure I will.  /
fc          B.166 utt2:  [ In, + in ] fact, if I had not been preparing for [ this, + the out of town visitors, ] I probably would have been making some phone calls in the last couple --   

fc          A.167 utt1:  Yeah, /  

+          B.168 utt1:  -- of days. /  

fc          A.169 utt1:  I forget to.  /
fc          A.169 utt2: The day goes by,  /
fc          A.169 utt3: {C and } I forget to make a call <laughter> usually. /  

fc          B.170 utt1:  {D Well, } I am glad you have broken the ice with me because now, [ I will, + I will ] start doing it <laughter>. /  

fc          A.171 utt1:  Great,  /
fc^r          A.170 utt2: great. /  

fc          B.172 utt1:  Okay. /  

fc^m          A.173 utt1:  Okay. /  

fc          B.174 utt1:  {D Well, } thanks, Jean. /  

fc          A.175 utt1:  {F Uh. }  Bye-bye. /  

fc^m          B.176 utt1:  Bye-bye. / 
