>  So I am wondering....anyone have other ideas other than a
> load cell that would stand up to lousy enviormental conditions
> (being flooded, baked, froze, etc) and would keep working
> more than a year.

Something based on a capacitive switch?  Either moving plates
closer together or perhaps a large plate under the stone to
detect the presence of the person?

Mike H.
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