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Oh, I don't doubt that for a moment, as their "jobs" are "essential" too!

That's hard, Rico. We all hope that you and racing will be back soonest!!

Had my first vaccine shot on Wednesday. Made me tired and my arm is sore at the injection site, but otherwise, it was the least painful shot I've ever had. Hardly noticed it.

Hopefully these vaccines will get us all back to normal quickly.

Looks very professional. Bet, as the Brits say, "It works a treat!"

Lots of small branches down; a couple of inches of snow that turned to crusty ice and then everything gone today. So not many problems in Newberg, except it prevented construction on the remodel for YET MORE DAYS.

&*#)!!@S$

Doc, try this link:

https://www.constellationhobbies.co.nz/ … p-products

They're in New Zealand...

We started the whole thing in 2019. Because of zoning requirements and engineering code, basically the whole building is being rebuilt. The structural engineering itself took a month and $4K.

But...the contractor was back with his buddy yesterday, and things are progressing nicely. Framing is almost complete, electrical and plumbing are in (except for finish stuff, of course). What's left is insulation, putting plywood under the sheet metal roof, sheetrock, paint and flooring. There are crews for that stuff, so it should go pretty quickly. We hope to be done by March.

We've got bookings for May and June, so we'd BETTER be done!

I've been here all along, Doc. Just have no space to build anything or a track to race on.

The renovation of our shop into a 2-unit Airbnb space, due to begin in OCTOBER 2019, has suffered a number of setbacks, including 1st contractor bailing out of the project on the day we were supposed to sign the contract; and the second contractor (neighbor from across the street) suffering several setbacks.

Those included concrete dust in the eyes, construction stoppage due to air quality issues from the wildfires, and two heart attacks. So...no track, no workshop, and a house, garage, and 26-foot shipping container all full of furniture and lighting equipment that is intended for the renovated space.

Believe me, I'd be racing like crazy if I had the time, space and track to test. I got a brand new resin printer for Christmas, but there's no flat space in the house to set it up. I'm eating meals on TV trays.

But we're alive and healthy, so there's that....

Wow. Just wow.

It's the same as every other virus. You can get it no matter what you do. The point is, take the precautions that make sense to you. It's clear that government and "medical experts" really have no clue what to do:

"Western nations face a big challenge in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Ten months into the health crisis, they still know little about where people are catching the virus.

The problem is becoming more acute as new cases are breaking records in the U.S. and Europe and pressure grows on authorities to impose targeted restrictions on places that are spreading the virus, rather than broad confinement measures that are wreaking havoc on the economy.

In Germany, authorities say they don’t know where 75% of people who currently test positive for the coronavirus got it. In Austria, the figure stands at 77%. In Spain, the health ministry said that it was able to identify the origin of only 7% of infections registered in the last week of October. In France and Italy, only some 20% of new cases have been linked to people who previously tested positive."

The year best forgotten, right?

Well, I would be holding races if my Airbnb renovation was progressing or finished. It seems as if the project is cursed...first contractor pulled out the day before he was supposed to start construction. Neighbor contractor lost a gig, so was overjoyed that he could work on our project. Yay!! But...his helper had back issues and had to have surgery, so it was "go it alone". Then he got concrete dust in his eyes, and was sidelined for a week. Then the wildfires made the air quality in our area unbreatheable....lost another week. Got his son to help out, son slipped in the bathtub and threw out HIS back....back to "go it alone." Plumber ordered the wrong shower, took six weeks to get the new one. Roll-up doors factory is behind because of...wildfires...doors are 3 weeks late. Contractor got his son back and....suffered a bout of congestive heart failure. We have had no work done now for the last 2 weeks, and the project that was supposed to be STARTED last December and finished by the summer looks like it will take until the end of the year or possibly February. Who cursed me?

Mitch, quite right. It’s often a case of “if you give a mouse a cookie...”

(“He’ll want a glass of milk...”) and on and on...