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The weather's about the same down the hill from you Tom, and I too had a busy weekend, if you can measure that by the number of aches and pains I have after framing 2x6 walls in my basement. . .Then there's the tale of how I hammered my thumb big time, and how I did an airborne "dance" as I sorta fell off of the ladder w/ my brand new framing nailer in hand. Getting too old for this stuff ! I've been to the Spencer Shops before in Spencer, NC, but not in several years, and I understand that there are a lot of improvements as of late. The model railroad hobby shop that Tom mentioned is called the Little Choo Choo Shop, and it is a good one. (but who ever chose that name?) More of the same on the agenda today. Wall between the shop and mrr room going in this afternoon, followed by more of the same all week long til it's done. My niece's husband is assisting, time permitting - he has a real job and time is limited - for he's a model railroader and is keeping the fire lit under my butt so he can start running trains asap. Still no word on my nephew' fate in Maui, and that's been tough on the family - staying busy is probably the best way to deal with it - at least for me. . . When you dwell in the basement for weeks at a time, not too much exciting happens except on TV. Looking forward to my trip to northern California in Sept. to see my daughter's new daughter due early in July. While in CA, I intend to make the rounds of the hobby shops in the Bay area, and do some railfanning - at least as much as one can do with all the heightened security around railroads these days. Has been years since I visited the old South Pacific Coast (abandoned) branch of the Espee, as well as the Roaring Camp & Big Trees (ng) RR . Anybody visiting the Bay Area should make a pilgrimage to Felton, CA in the Santa Cruz Mtns where this railroad is located. Coffee sucks this AM. My ever frugile bride sometimes buys Kroger's house brand, and it doesn't even measure up to Maxwell House Colombian, which is okay. Grungy and scrungy Waffle House still has some of the best "high octane" brew around, and the 'colorful' local conversations you can eavesdrop on, or even join in on, are sometimes "interesting". As an example - Approx. a month or so ago I heard a funny one that kinda explains how some in the 'new south' view "politics" -- Two men (one in late '20s and the other at least twice that) were discussing presidential hopefuls for this November's elections, and the younger said he "didn't like Kerry 'cause he looked too much like that Lincoln character". The elder said "he looked that way because he was French, and he wouldn't vote for him because of that reason alone. . ."The younger asked "was Lincoln also French?" And the elder thought for a moment or two, then replied "Yeah, I think so, and that proves my point!" Play it safe. Later. BILL
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