Besides Work, Going to Press

It was work last Saturday morning (6 January) at the rental branch, despite the sub-freezing weather. Marvin and I got the vehicles cleaned on the inside, but held off on washing the outsides due to the cold temperatures. The morning went very well for us.

Back home that afternoon, it was time to relax and start work on this month's issue of The Arch Scaler News, newsletter of IPMS/Gateway (http://www.ipms-gateway.com/). I did some work over the weekend, selecting and editing photos and composing copy. Then, it was time to relax at home.

The week at work has gone well. There was plenty to keep me moving around, getting vehicles cleaned as well as picking up and dropping off customers. After the usual hectic Monday (8 January), things settled down by mid-week.

I flexed out yesterday afternoon, then went to Mark Twain Hobby Center (http://www.hobby1.com/) in St. Charles. After browsing for a few minutes among the shelves, I bought two model kits--a Vostok carrier rocket, and a 1957 Chevrolet convertible--to build for next month's IPMS/Gateway Out of the Box Contest. Actually, before checking out, I had to head to a convenience store and get cash from the ATM, as Mark Twain's credit card processing system was down. It was making purchases the old fashioned way.

At home that night, I finished work on The Arch Scaler News, and set it aside to proofread it this morning. After making final changes today, I printed off the newsletter and ran off a few copies at Office Max (https://www.officedepot.com/) for those few members who can't get email. I then addressed and stamped those newsletters before putting them in the mail. The rest of the members (including myself) were sent The Arch Scaler News via email late this afternoon.

Also this afternoon, I had a pleasant telephone conversation with my friend Linsey Daman (http://cacstlouis.com/index.html). We chatted and got caught up on things.

Glad to be home right now. It was strangely warm, hitting 60 degrees F (15.6 degrees C) early this afternoon, but it going down to about 26 degrees F (-3.3 degrees C) overnight. Looks like subfreezing temperatures for the next week. We are still in the midst of winter here.

The Missouri Aviation Historical Society (https://moavhist.org/) was to have met tonight, but the weather threat has caused it to be postponed until next Thursday night (18 January). This month's meeting is the annual State of Aviation program, with area aviation organizations discussing their plans for 2018.

Later.