Hi squigly! I have been around, but can't find a thread to fit into, as I have no complaints about what anyone else said, or have any complaints about how anyone else complained about what someone else said, and do not have the ability 2 chat (chat to me is and always has been a French cat).
Have been reading about Hawaii's shield volcanoes and their related phenomena-- Pele's hair, Pele's tears, walls of fire, lava fountains. Do you live close to all that? It is amazing! and a little bit scary, although not as scary as Vesuvius.