.....More snow.....

Mother nature is toying with us! Once again as the weather was getting nicer (40-60 degrees) and the snow had melted off, we get another 3-5 inches last night. I am so ready for the warmer weather!

Well, good news and bad news... Good news is that I am taking off work all next week. Bad news is that I am getting shoulder surgery in order to do it. I'll be laid up most of the week recovering. Yup...life is good.

Just when spring was in sight.....

Mother Nature decided to remind us that winter is not quite over yet and dumped around 6 inches of snow today. Two days ago it was 60 degrees and all snow was gone. Typical Nebraska weather... if you don't like it...wait a day or two.

For once, the weather forcasters got this one correct and were calling for this a couple of days ago. Rare occurrence when they are right.

Summer Project

I have this in storage but will most likely drag it out and restore it come summertime. (Not the woman....the game! How about that hairdo and outfit?) It's an old electromechanical game that is a lot of fun when working! I believe it was made in 1976. I also have a lead on an old electromechanical shooter game... another project for when I get bored.

UPDATED W/PICS Just when you are about ready to give up hope.....

SALVATION!! I found a way to repair the Midway Sea Wolf game board (mentioned in my previous post). I have done so much to this board that I really don't know what the fix was. Just very glad to be done with it. I am going to let it run for a day or so to make sure it stays working. Then my friend will either come over this weekend or next to pick it up and take it home. Game is a little dusty but will clean up nice. This is a very fun and addictive game!

Sometimes fixing arcade games is a pain in the......

I have been working on a game called Sea Wolf. Very fun old game from the mid 70's. Very fun...when it works. A friend of mine wanted one pretty bad. I found one for him -non working- and said I'm sure I can fix it. Well, after about 4 weeks, I finally got it working. Then two days after that, it quit. I have been going crazy trying to figure out what happened. Problem is that it is very old and the documentation on it stinks. Very poor documentation. Been about 2 months now. I'm about ready to light fire to it. My friend thinks I should take pictures of it so he can remember what it looks like. I'll keep trying for a bit longer. Here is a link to see what the game looks like. See if you can remember ever playing this old classic. Midway's Sea Wolf

While in Florida.....

We drove down to Cape Canaveral and visited the Kennedy Space Center.













Pictured is Chris in front of the famous Apollo and Alfa spacecraft.

Finally ... Gatorbowl Pics

Sorry it's taken me a week to get these posted. Been on call this week and haven't had a lot of time. I will post a few pics here and if you would like to see the full gambit of pictures then click on this link: Gatorbowl Pics

This picture is a nice shot of the Nebraska end zone at the stadium.












This pic is of the drawbridge going across the St. Johns River leading to downtown Jacksonville. This was taken at night, but the flash from the camera makes it look like it was a cloudy day.












This pic is after the final play of the game. Scoreboard shows the final score of 26 to 21.












Here we have a shot of Chris Ruud.....brother of Bo Ruud. This guy would scare the hell out of me walking up to him on the street let alone on the football field.










Here is a shot of Paul (left) and Chris (not left) at Flagler beach. Made a stop before hitting St. Augustine.









Here I am at the famous Cocoa Beach. I think I am the only preppy looking idiot on the beach.

Just a note of thanks to Chris who put us up at his house for a few days. Couldn't ask for a better host or friend!

I have a few more "special" pics to post yet but won't have them done for a few days. Be sure to check back!