Greetings one and all....

[Larry Reese]

Wanted to pop in and see how everyone is doing. Been incredibly, mind numbingly busy at this end. Nevertheless, I think I can say the move, despite massive disruption (and the destruction of some family heirlooms in the move) has been, in the end, for the good.

Within the next 7 days I will begin returning to a modest presence on this board and look forward to taking up where I left off with many of you in standing games if you're still interested and looking up a few new opponents as well.

As for now, I'm going to fix a flat on the old "broke ****" Mercedes, see if I can't get the lawn mower to fire up and mow the lawn, and then probably take a drive in the GTO. Have some pent up frustrations right now, and that can act as some therapy. There's some long, empty stretches of road out here where that car can be unleashed. Long long ago, a heavy bag hung in the back yard served the same purpose (for a really good time, hang a heavy bag outside then go out and tear that bad boy up after a good hard rain - if you're not taped up you're hands will be useless the next day).

Hope all is well with all of you, particularly those of you with boots in the dirt.

LR

[Von Earlmann]

Larry,
Glad things seem to be coming together for you......you and yours were in my thots and prayers.

Let me know when you are ready to continue the Bulge campaign....the guys all agreed to wait and continue.

Earl

[Herr Straße Laufer]

Good to see you back Larry.
You'll definitely have stories to tell the grandchildren?



HSL

[Dan Caviness]

Welcome back Larry and good luck with the move.
They say moving, divorce, and fighting sharks in CS are the three most stressfull events in life.

Regards,

Dan

[Larry Reese]

Well, I didn't get arrested. But the weather was so hot that IATs were running in the mid-100s. So no record breaking runs though there was some good wide-open-throttle runs. Even though it was over 100 and the asphalt was good and tires obviously hot, car just has too much torque to launch at anything more than 15-20% throttle. Even so there was still a good 60 foot of rubber left on one launch; thing needs to be tubbed and run 18 inch wide rubber under the rear.

Left the good lawn mower in Houston. The one I had here was one that my wife's brother dropped off. I don't know if this guy has never mowed a lawn before or what, but it has no throttle, no deck height adjustment, no, no no, and more no. The thing scalped my lawn, but there was nothing else but to use it. The thing is garage sale fodder. The thing just about fumigated the whole neighborhood too. The Briggs and Stratton has a big sticker on it saying "NOT LEGAL FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA" and boy do I believe it.

Larry,
Glad things seem to be coming together for you......you and yours were in my thots and prayers.

Let me know when you are ready to continue the Bulge campaign....the guys all agreed to wait and continue.

Earl

I thank you and the other players Earl. I will get a turn out to you before Friday. Good to see you my friend.

Good to see you back Larry.
You'll definitely have stories to tell the grandchildren?



HSL

LOL, perhaps. I think I'll refrain; it might give them bad ideas.

Welcome back Larry and good luck with the move.
They say moving, divorce, and fighting sharks in CS are the three most stressfull events in life.

Regards,

Dan

Thanks Dan. Good to be back.

Back into the fray, as they say.

LR