Long Overdue Update

I would like to say "Sorry!" to my followers. It's been nearly two months since my last post. The lack of communication is primarily due to a lack of movement in the project. I've spent the last month and a half mainly trying to stay warm. There's not much about growing up in Los Angeles that will prepare you for temps in the double digit "minus" column. The weatherman has finally relented, and we are now blessed with Spring-like weather with daytime highs in the 60's and overnight lows that stay (for the most part) above freezing. We're still waiting for our kids to return from So-Cal. When I say "our kids", I am referring to our son Erik, our new daughter-in-law Desi (Desiree'), our Grand daughter Zoe, and our new Grand daughter who we haven't met yet, Moxie. Moxie was born in Calif two days before Erik was discharged from the Marines. Anyway, they were all supposed to get home last September, but a run of bad luck with their GMC got in the way. Apparently that has all been taken care of, and they should be home somewhere in the first half of March.

I do have some news regarding the Midwest Locost Gathering. The last time that I checked, they had about 25 cars signed up, and there is still nearly four months left 'til the Gathering takes place. On a sadder note, it appears that Jack McCornack and MAX will not be attending due to a scheduling conflict. You'll be missed, Jack!

The 24th of this month marks the 1 year anniversary of this blog. I've really enjoyed the writing, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it much more when we actually have something to write about. In the meantime, I have been spending most of my time researching the build on the Yahoo Locost group, on USA7s. com, but primarily on www.locostusa.com . BTW, Locostusa.com is a great place to learn about the Locost movement in general. There are some great guys that contribute, and they're only too happy to help anyone that truly wants to learn. I even have a few posts there. You can find me listed as "ngpmike". Check it out.