Good decision Mark. I was afraid of the other stuff after working with it on a Dept 56 display. Ended up tossing it.
Good move on the sections also. Looks as if will be a lot easier to handle. It will be interesting to watch how you proceed.
Reread the snow comments. My brother lives in Saugatuck, Michigan and used to get a lot of lake effect snow off Lake Michigan (east across the lake from Chicago). In recent years there has been far less snow, higher temps, and very high water levels.
