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Hello everybody! It's been awhile since I have been here, and I'm pleased to report that I'm doing better than I was. It was a bit scary to see ones leg flare up like a bloated Sicilian balogna - correct shade of bright red and all. It was more like Southern fried baloney - temp wise. They thought it was a blood clot, and eventually ruled it out, although it is some kind of circulatory problem with my veins, as well as two cysts that are probably "fallout" from an earlier knee surgery, and numeroius injuries to that knee over the years. Some exotic - read expensive, and not recognized by my insurance company - medication is keeping the swelling more or less in check, as long as I don't push it too much physically. I have to limit how long I walk ,or stand on my leg-esp. on hard surfaces like concrete. . . Understandably, progress has slowed in my remodeling and the completion of my woodworking shop and model railroad room. See my 8/20 post re: what I'm doing in the basement on the topic thread 'The Ultimate Basement - if you're interested in some of the things I've taken into consideration in doing my basement over. Selling off a lot of G scale and some of my HO - more a matter of upgrading my roster as well as eliminating the museum look with all the inappropriate rolling stock and engines from all over the US that were purchased because I liked the paint scheme. Had UP, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Pacific Electric, CB&Q, MoPac, PRR, NH, Espee, Wabash, Coos Bay, Seaboard Air Line, NYC, etc. just in engines! Funny thing is, now that I have the space for the first decent layout in a long time, I can't decide on a prototype ! May still do L&N's Hook & Eye Line (Old Atalnta Division), but no longer sure about that. . .It's almost too "easy ", for it's less than two miles from my house. . . My daughter and their new baby girl are doing just fine. I have had to postpone my trip to San Jose to visit her family because of my screwed up leg, but am planning to go in a few months. Hopefully I'll be able to get reacquainted with the South Pacific Coast RR - a long gone Espee branch that ran from Oakland thru San Jose & Los Gatos and over and thru the Santa Cruz Mtns to Santa Cruz on the Pacific Coast. That is a tempting prototype. And then there's the Adirondack Division of the NYC that ran from Utica, NY, in the Mohawk Valley, northward thru the Adirondack lake and ski resort country, incl Lake Placid, and onto the St. Lawrence Valley and Montreal, Quebec. I grew up in that beautiful area, and plan a trip there next Spring. Feeling nostalgic lately - too much time to sit around and think lately, I guess, and turning a year older last week didn't help! Anyway, I want to thank those who expressed their concern for my well-being; it was most thoughtful of you. Lots of new voices in the coffee shop. Where's Phil (philnrunt) been? And what's this talk about not talking about food? What's wrong with food? I'm finally getting my appetite back, and now there's a pending ban on food talk ! BILL
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