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Hey everyone - I've been in hiding in an attempt to do something responsible with my life - like getting my woodworking business into high gear - also received a bit of pressure from my CFO, and she's justified, as I've made an attempt at early retirement, and that isn't for me. You can just watch so much bad news on TV, spend too much time on evilBay, and hang out with the locals at the neighborhood coffee shop -not to be confused with this one, for I have been frequenting the one that is right next door to the women's gym and a truly snooty beauty parlor - and just taking in the 'scenery'. . . That scenario lasted for a month or so in between working on the remodel and relandscaping of our house, and I decided to limit my 'puter time, and get my axxx back to work. It feels good, actually, although I've got nicks, cuts and bruises all over my body from a rush job building a custom built-in 'entertainment bar' for a client in his large home nearby. I will be getting some railfanning and exploring of some old rightaways in next week in north GA & southwestern NC (w/ Tom), and get the track plan (sorta) done for my new layout - for I committed to Teffy awhile back that I would be laying track later this year ! He suggested that I take a 2X10 and just do a point to point to get started, and although that sounded silly, it got me thinking that starting with a 'timesaver' and later incorporating it into the greater scheme of things (in an industrial area) makes a lot of sense. Good opportunity to test out different brands of track, subroadbed, switch machines, benchwork technoques, and even scenery ideas. . . "Ed down Mexico Way" - put me on the aging list at 59 yrs young, although having a tumor removed this past Monday does tend to remind one of our mortality. I'll be fine, as the Doc's confident that they got it all this time. (I'll be back at work later this AM) I just spent the past three hours reading over the last thirty something pages of posts, and I don't even recognize over half of the Coffee Shop patrons. Lots has changed in the couple of months that I've been awol - Lupo's wearing pink hats, Fergie has endorsed 'pink' as his color of choice, and Teffy has painted a Challenger in fuscia - it's not pink ! Have you guys turned sissy on us? Is that politically okay to say these days? Who cares ! And when I read that Tom was planting weeds, I had to reread it to realize he was referring to 1/87 sized plants, and not working in his garden in the midst of winter. . .Speaking of Tom - he really bummed me out when he enlightened me that the entire locale that I'm modeling set in the early '50s (north GA & southwestern NC) was DRY back then, and now how can I have a prototypical seedy side of town? There's always moonshine stills and '40 Ford coupes w/ dragging tail ends being chased by cop cars, but it's not the same. Can't have a brewery, winery, or even a bar. How can I justify a places called Lupo's Lounge, Phil's Pool Hall, or Tom & Teffys' Tonk? Other observations - weather has replaced sports as the topic of choice lately. We have had our share of yucky stuff - lots of ice a couple of days ago, and I almost slid over the side of a hill into a ravine when my (2wd) pick up w/ balding tires tried a sideways slide down a long hill in the wee hours at the height of the storm. And what was I doing out at such a stupid hour ? I was returning home from working on a job site! Yes, working! Just about the only fool on the road except for another pickup that was in a ditch on its side. . . Guess my snow training in the Adirondacks as a kid and skiing in the Sierras years later paid off, as I made it home without anymore drama. I see that there are still some flamers lurking about causing fits for some unlucky souls. Glad to see that the turkey that made an attempt a couple of pages back at slinging some muck at Coffee Shop regulars was shown the door. Probably didn't have any shoes or a shirt on either. . .'nough of that. Have been acquiring lots of neat goodies for my version of the L&N. The operating scheme is still evolving, but that's half the fun of it. With all the space allocated to it, it'll probably never be nailed down completely, and that's okay. Had an interesting conversation with Teffy yesterday and he nailed it right on the head - where am I going to put all the industries, city scenes, lineside structures, gas stations, mines, fuel facilities, cement plants, marble quarries, pulpwood yards, lumbering, chicken farms, etc.? It made a lot of sense, so I went and bought two more gas stations today ! Sometimes old farxxs can't be taught new tricks, you know. But it was a good attempt Teffy. I'll try to stop by more often - other problem is that the CFO works out of the home now - she has her own branch of a mortgage company, and it's just plain difficult to goof off anymore! Guess I'll have to complete my shop office / hobby room in the basement and relocate the 'puter down there. BTW - anyone have the plans and instructions for Campbell's "Mine Headframe" kit #352? I've got the pulpwood loads deal covered - I'm casting up my own out of resin. Time for bed so I can start another day in a few hours. Nite all, BILL
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