Steve, thank you for the compliment. Seeing your post reminds me to remark that I have the parts you sent me to fix the top of the smaller truss bridge sitting on a shelf. IT is interesting, that when the train is running, I never notice the gap on the top of my bridge. I'll get to that one day. I'm sorry about all of your surgeries, especially about your wife's trouble with the hip.
Dave, thank you! Yes we are coming up on that meeting at our first trip to York. I still remember you walking up to me, and I didn't recognize you because of your sunglasses. I still have my two York passes in the holder hanging in the train room. Thank you about the lift bridges. It just shows what we can learn by sharing on the Forum. I got the idea and some coaching from Mike G., then I worked out how to adapt it to my situation. I've been pleased it still works good. I hope you get time to break ground as well.