X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTPS id 4106119 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:54:10 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,379,1262592000"; d="scan'208";a="309183725" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 31 Jan 2010 15:53:33 -0800 Received: from [10.30.20.197] (rsharath-lxp.hq.netapp.com [10.30.20.197] (may be forged)) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id o0VNrUAn011826 for ; Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:53:32 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B6617F8.708@nc.rr.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:53:28 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Charlies an angel References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris Barber wrote: > > Anyway, I think I may be trying to distract myself (which so far has > failed miserably) by working on my project. Kinda hard to keep the > tears out of the epoxy. I actually didn't know I could sob. I have > some questions about the engine...actually Tracy's PSRU, and hope I am > not thought crass that I may be asking some soon. It is a coping > mechanism. > > 　 > I was present when Dad passed last Thursday, Chris. He had been battling Parkinson's Disease since the late 80's, and been in a rest home for the past 5 years. He had always been a craftsman, carpenter, shade-tree mechanic and all around handy-man, but the Parkinson's had taken its toll before I started my Delta. My biggest regret is that we were never, and will never, be able to work on this plane together. I still use the desk and other furniture that we built together 25 years ago, and my most cherished memories of him are when we were building things. I spent most of 4 days at his beside. When I got home, one of the first things I did (after getting some sleep) was to start mapping our some muffler plumbing. I truly believe that men can't really talk to each other, unless they're trying to figure out a mechanical problem of some sort. The technical discussion ties up the right brain, which allows the left brain to speak up, I guess. Ask questions if you have them. It is a good way to cope.