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But does he have a life? I have been married for 5 years (my Wife's name is Rachel). I have a 2 year old daughter, Gemma, and we are owned by a cat, Humphrey. We live in a 3 bedroom house on a basement in Massey. The significance of the basement is that I am a 'Westie' at heart and as such an avid petrol head. I am restoring a
1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner
. This is a "Little" Galaxie sports coupe that was Fords first salvo into the Muscle car era of the 60's.
I am also rebuilding a Norton Commando motorcycle which is getting dangerously close to the road. My other major interest is building a
Model Railroad
. This is starting to fill a 36' by 12' space in my basement. This layout is N scale (1:160) based on the Union Pacific owned Western Pacific RR. This layout is controlled by DCC (Digital Command Control) which turns the tracks into a CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detect) LAN, similar to Ethernet, with decoders installed in each locomotive. This technology opens up opportunity for Computer control of the layout. I have a web page that I update my friends on what I'm doing. I am currently running a critique on a yard design with the Layout design special interest group which is a part of the NMRA, this is a North American based organisation which sets and maintains the Standards and Recommended Practices for the hobby. |
