Hi Phil

As flat as Missouri is, my Creve Coeur home was in a virtual black
hole. There was a microwave installation that blocked me to the
northeast and several large steel buildings between my house and our
local repeater to the east. But to the northwest, I had no trouble
bringing up even the Columbia University repeater most days.

Since I'm new here, I'm not quite sure where Kingston is yet, but I'm
quickly getting used to the fact that what I considered a LONG DRIVE
in the St. Louis area, is just a SHORT HOP to the store here, hi
hi.....
We'll have to get together for an eyeball one of these days!
I missed the local hamfest which I really wanted to attend and get to
meet some faces.
Perhaps you can tell me where the local CANDY STORE is around these
parts. That's part of the reason I'm not up and running yet! Need
STUFF to get everything back up and on the air.

I enjoyed CW for umpteen years, it was my favorite! But then along
come distractions (rug rats) and limited time and I finally switched
over to voice where I could skedaddle quickly if need be.
I'm semi-retired, but often keep so busy, I wonder how I ever had time
to work in the first place.

Plus, I didn't know if where I was living would be temporary or
permanent. As of last friday I know it will be permanent, we bought
the place! So, now I hope to get set up before winter, but there are
many other more pressing issues to take care of now that we know we
will be permanent residents at this location here in south Knoxville.

TTUL
Gary