Eugene Train Show

We took Dawson Station to the Eugene Train Show again. I did a much better job of getting kids involved this year, and my assistant was a big help. The layout got a lot of run time.

We met a lot of nice people, including someone who actually switched Hull-Oakes in the WPRR 1801 (he told me I had the engine facing the wrong way), and a McBee, as in McBee Memorial Park, as in helped Ralf Hull build the sawmill. I met a couple of people who recognized it as a "micro" layout, one who had seen it in Carl Ardent's website. He told me Carl passed away last month. Very sad. Hopefully they will keep his website alive as it is a trove of micro detail and he was a prophet. I also met someone who knew what an "Arduino" was, and shared his project with me which included an computer controlled RC car with live video. Very cool.

Snake Charming

I had a nest of snakes hiding next to my chair. Not real snakes, mind you, but electrical cords. I wish I had a "before picture".

I finally tackled the problem head on, and here is the result.

Three computer power supplies, a light, and phone charger. Now I don't have to worry about getting bit!

3rd Tow

Not too bad for 160,000 miles.

Bad fuel pump. Not something I would tackle in the fairground's parking lot, let alone in this kind of weather.