ok, so my multi-summer watermelon curse is over.......today i successfully purchased a delcious watermelon. my technique seemed no different than past failures- thumps with the thumb in search of one with a hollow sound. for summers in past memories, these hollow thumps were false alarms, and the melon destined for racoon dessert, thrown over the hill. not this melon- it is sweet and succulent and juicy- i may not even share it with the kids......