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With School and University back in session, my wife let me out of the province and to head to Montreal finally. (after 6 months due to all this nonsense) I was last ON THE ROAD for Pinball and work related adventures in March on the 11th and 12th in Montreal and I watched before my eyes as life chan...

Short stories - Introduction Routine's have been decimated for many during these most intriguing of times. (For myself, this journey began later than most for the love of pinball in 2012.) The real journey began when my father introduced me to pinball in 1977. I have always been, and want to be "ON ...

Good stuff bro. Looks like you picked another interesting candidate to save with it's own unique quirks to it.
Thanks for the great read and update.

On the road again... Hardly a routine just yet though... just time for reflection... Time to move Mama Bear from Moncton (with Provincial permission) back to Peterpatch for good. Will do some big thinking on route. No stops allowed; (other than fuel) into and out of New Brunswick. Only a 24 hour win...

Thank you very much everyone.
Looking forward to the day we can gather together again.

Indeed. Great sentiments and thoughts my friends. Just be. That is the meaning of life; other than the more precise numerical answer of 42 of course... Many of us don't have the requirement to "rush" around, or "panic" like anything is really important or matters. It all matters, but it also doesn't...

Ted, I am sure we can find something that is a magical EM that you would like in trade for this. Scott

Great stuff Robert. I will greet: and; (in a socially distant manner) "hug" Sparky across the room at Bluffs later this afternoon. He is on several missions today; (which is his story to tell) but includes at least picking up a grail at Bluffs from Dave Astill. I bought my first 53' pinhauler today ...

Always great to have that sense or feeling that what you are doing has purpose or meaning.
Very glad to see that you are back into the Routine, and we will all benefit in your return...

We all know where this is going.....
Sparky is going to be a happy man...

Robert, As always, thank you my friend. As usual, you will have my post by "owl mail" or some other magical equivalent.

This thread has been a highly entertaining read for me; in large part because I know Silver and R.A.B well online, and offline. This most intriguing of times has been a very busy and productive time, even though it initiated a whole new paradigm. I have several posts written (ink on parchment) to co...

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This is the right time; To lighten that load. Prepare for the road; Make room for the new. Find out the nature of this, Rather than the meaning of that. 30 words (for the mind) in 2020 I like this very much. This is a very pure truth. Thanks bro. This is (one) perspective's summary of R.A.B.'s post...

Awoke in the new year, Feeling no fear. Near to invincible (then wait,) Accosted by fate. (Just) can’t get a break, (Yet-a-pause) we take. Not following poetic rules, but wanted that off my chest. That is pretty good Chris... Did a little edit for you... (edit's in brackets)... yes, I just invented...

This is the right time;
To lighten that load.
Prepare for the road;
Make room for the new.

Find out the nature of this,
Rather than the meaning of that.

30 words (for the mind) in 2020

Sweet. I'm in ! Looking forward to it.
Happy to assist in any of the required ways that are needed.

Sparky is downright "giddy" about this project. It is nice to see. Ian texted several of us pictures of this project right away with a caption something along the lines of: "You guys don't know what this is" or , more likely: " I bet you guys have never seen this". (Which of course, we have not.) Ve...

Not sure if I am tired, but another regular day today... Montreal via Hawkesbury (to get Robert's car) was much longer than expected due to weather, but we made it safely, and all was well as we hit Montreal. North Star storage unit was stop #1 in Montreal. North Star to pick up Dave Smith and say h...

Woke up at 6am. Informed Robert at 6:20am to be ready to depart to novaguy's place in Fenlon Falls at 6:30am. Had a great visit with Ted. Flipper Pool in the vehicle, we returned to Bluffs. Did what we did need to do at Bluffs, then headed to The Pint. Loaded in Farfalla and donated a heavy lifting ...

Robert and Sparky and myself, (as well as many others) have all felt this pressure of late where the "larger requirements of work" tend to get in the road of our regular scheduled programming of life's important efforts. It has diminished our ability to "write things" or "get things done" in a timel...

Kim, Good to hear your progress on this project. Well done. Scott

Gents, I seem to recall discussing this in Ottawa briefly. Kim has parts from my machine to test his pin. The only thing I can add is that I believe there are only 3 of us with this game in Canada that I am aware of. Kim, myself and Bruno. I believe R.A.B. had mentioned to me that Mindstorm has a wo...

Division, segregation and ultimately everything filed in a pile... fascinating... All chalked up to it being required for us (we) to be a standard "couch" purchaser... There is no anarchy here I believe, just a mirror placed very carefully to reflect upon the past... what once was our world, to see ...

Great read, and well done my friend. You wrote about exactly what was "lived" thru. I can't believe it is Dec. 9th already and you wrote this on the 4th and lived it on the 30th + earlier. I am only just reading it finally today; What a blur it has been for the last 11 days since I was in Montreal. ...