Hey Toddy, we miss you...
Did the wife receive her flowers?
Aw, thanks Ralphie - it's nice to be missed, especially by a landmark such as yourself! Heard you on a few times from the folks' place, but not down here (yet). Yes, Jen got the posies, tnx again for helping me out at the last minute. Never realized just how much I took my T1 line for granted 'til it was gone.
Boatscape John and Beefus John: I'm north of Raleigh 25 miles or so in the SW corner of Franklinton, about midway between the town proper and Creedmore downtown. John/'MO - Nick and John 'OZY mentioned hauling you over in September for load #2 but that you had to work or were otherwise-occupied that weekend. Looking forward to meeting you soon. They tell me you like HB gear?
Frank, you should've snapped up the '380 when it was still broken. Someone just listed one online recently for *cough* $4K...
Tom/'ILA: I dropped that 80m coil roller with Brown or someone at Deerfield, hope it found its way to you. You are 5-9, 59 OM. Please repeat your location, name, etc.
As far as the Big Fridge goes, it's still sitting in garage #2 awaiting the reattachment of its doors. It doesn't appear that there's an opening tall enough to admit it into the house anyhow...yet. I also left the compressor for it up north, ran outta room in the truck. I'll get a shot of it once it's cleaned up. No need for the snow maker, Jared - we got another 'blizzard' (translation: inch or so) on Friday. But there's a monster AC/Heating unit out back that you'd get a kick outta. Carrier 48N.
The KW-1 and 300G are both still wrapped up in blankets, haven't even had time to unwrap them yet muchless power them up. But yes Don - no rattles or chunks of cast iron floating around. You need the pros at FedHex for that.
As for me I'm (not) looking forward to an overseas move to SV0 next year
Approximately when will we be losing your wit and strapping signal, John? Maybe the new boss'll take a liking to ya and wanna keep you around?
Either way, we definitely wanna get you down here soon. Steve too, Carl, and anyone else traveling to Raleigh for business or just passing through. Stop by and witness for yourself that it really is possible to get 10 pounds of....crap into a 5 pound bag. Isn't easy, but it can be done!
Thanks again for the good wishes. It'll be a few days before any RF is coming from here, but the receiver is on from time to time. Hearing signals as far north as 'QIX and 'JBL on the inside antenna. Not as fun as being on the air with you, but still better than a kick in the ass.
