"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Do you know where Frenchburg is? ;-)
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Yes it is about an hour or so south east of
Lexington. My wife and I often go to the RRG
area for hiking, picnics and mini DX-epiditions.
Terry
My family left the area in the early '50s and the last time I was back
there was 1966 for a funeral. Its a beautiful area.
--
Former professional electron wrangler.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
Funny - I worked for a radio station in Topeka, back in 1992.
I've enjoyed a friendship with the station's chief engineer since
then. We drove down to Prestonsburg to pick up a 50kW
FM transmitter and its plate transformer, and stayed for the
weekend in Salt Lick, KY, just a stone's throw from Frenchburg.
We managed to have lunch in Frenchburg. That really is "God's Country,"
and I've thought ever since that it might be a nice place to
retire.
That transmitter was quite an adventure - the tower site was
perched on top of a mountain overlooking Prestonsburg. We
were driving a 20-ish-foot Ryder truck, and the road up the
mountainside was impassable, mud, probably a foot deep. The
road was *very* narrow, and the drop was (I kid you not)
well over a thousand feet. A local contractor pulled us up the
mountainside with an ancient Cat, and the swaying of the truck
as we crawled up....Phew. I imagine the dashboard of that
truck still has holes in it. I was lucky to have a "mountain side"
seat on the way up. If I'd opened up the door, I'd have probably
fallen at least 50 feet before the first bounce.
Nice folks, though. I don't think I've ever felt so at home.
I remember the traffic jams, too...just coal trucks.
73,
Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, Minnesota
Every moment of a human life is an act of worship.
Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous.