Yes, I and the black beast are still around. I get up at 5:00 to go to work and get home 14 hours later (7:00 PM) on a good day and sometimes later. On top of that we are finishing a remodel of the homes Kitchen, entry and great room. We put down 140 sq feet of granite (Golden Persia) from Brazil on the entry floor and matched the granite we put on the kitchen's counters. I put down 65 square feet of a cut "flag" stone from Hawaii (lava in yellow, browns, pinks and grays) for the fireplace and wall. The carpet goes in in a few weeks and it is done. I did the flooring, kitchen tearout and the fireplace work myself and I still could have bought a new car with what it cost to do! So, I actually have a bit of time to do something other than work!

I should also mention the 30 cubic yards of dirt I moved in the yard or the 3,500 bulbs I planted.........

Since October I have pretty much worked and slept!

Ben Rambo contacted me today so I though I better get in and pay my dues and let everyone know I am still around... just burning the candle on both ends and the middle too..........

I retire in about seven months (November 2nd) and plan to spend December and January in Africa..... So I really am slowing down!

Glad to see you are okay :cool: Welcome back and good luck with the projects and getting to retire :thumbsup:

I was getting worried, then I went and looked and saw you hadn't been here in awhile, thought you might be under those 30 yards of dirt and 3500 bulbs.:D Glad to here you're O.K., check out our new NW local forum, under the Cruise Inn section. See you soon.

Here, thought you might recognize these.

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/centerline3.jpg

They had The Shining on cable last weekend. Your username always reminds me of that movie w/ Jack Nicholson.

Good lord man, Don't drive yourself into the ground in such a hurry.

I'll give you permission to take a day off. :)

71metbu - Wow they (THE WHEELS) look great and heck you got a decent deal on them too!

:-)