Ok, I've got one. Last summer I was driving from Vancouver to the east coast and was passing through Vermont. At about 730 on a Friday night, I came across an exit that said "Colchester". "Hmm", I said to my dog Maddie, "I know that name". For whatever reason, I swung my rig into the exit ramp and tried to decide why I knew the name. Then it dawned on me...NSP! What the ****, I'll see if I can find the shop. After several mis-directions and deadend streets (no fun with a 50' rig), I found NSP. While there didn't appear to be anyone around, the lights were on and the door was open. I stuck my head in and asked if anyone was home. Caroline came out of her office carrying a large stack of paper and asked if she could help. I explained that I was just passing through and thought I would stop in for a peek. She put her papers down and gave me an extensive tour. We talked about the change in model business and the problems of moving from a basement a start up business to a full time / several employee concern. She took me up and introduced me to Sal, who was just a brusque in person as he sometimes appears in his e-mails. He wasn't happy about something and shuffling paper and giving tours wasn't high on his list of fun things for Friday night.
I think the graciousness (sp?) of Caroline and the frustrations of Sal are what the model business is all about. It's people trying make a living out of something they love doing... and sometimes it's long hours and really weird customers with out of hours curiosity. Phil in Vancouver RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
