word from Rod Kirby

[LCHIEN]

Seeing the old articles reposted and scanning the many ones from Rod Kirby made me think of him so I emailed...
I mentioned that BT3Central is slowing down some.
Here's his response from Melbourne:


Hi there :-)

I guess “slowing down” (everywhere), is the key phrase!

I sold the Vespa (too old to want to ride now L). Given WW a rest and into Lego (Technic) now – relaxing and interesting.

Carole doing fine – we’re both slowing down as we get older.

Great to hear from you.

Regards – Rod & Carole.

[leehljp]

Thanks for posting this!

[Turaj]

Another 'Thank You' for sharing this. I still have a few projects in the shop built based om his ideas.

[TB Roye]

Aren't we all. I kinda go in spurts, in more ways than one. Right now I am in full active mode getting some renovations done at home. This summer traveling to watch Granddaughter play in some ASA softball tournaments and Grandson's in their Baseball and Scouts. Youngest granddaughter is working on the second phase of getting her 1st degree Black Belt so she has 2 more years to go. Can't get it until she is 13 will be 11 next week and has her Junior BB. So I have until Schools out to complete home projects. Glad to hear Rod and Carole are doing well and stay as active as possible. Wife ran over something in her Mini Cooper and dented the old pan not bad but should be replace if it start leaking. Will take a look this week and see what it involved in doing it my self and if I can get it up high enough to get under it to work on, ugh at 72 not fun.

Tom

[capncarl]

T B Roye, I thought that the original Mini was hard to work on until I started looking at the BMW Mini. Some repairs look impossible. The oil pan replacement man be one of the easier jobs on it.
capncarl

[capncarl]

LCHIEN, I did not read it but do you think that Rod K still follows this site?
capncarl

[Pappy]

Loring, thanks for posting this. With the health problems Rod experienced in the last year or 2, he was one I was particularly worried about.

T.B., at 66 opening the hood ain't always fun, let alone turning wrenches.

[LCHIEN]

LCHIEN, I did not read it but do you think that Rod K still follows this site?
capncarl

according to his profile he last logged in Jan 17 2015. That's all the info it gives.

[gerti]

That was good to hear/read, thanks Loring!

[Knottscott]

It's good to hear from him. Thanks for posting.

[os1kne]

Thanks for posting! I'm not around as much as I used to be, but I do miss seeing posts from some of the guys that got me interested in woodworking 12+ years ago.

[Black wallnut]

Thanks for posting! I'm not around as much as I used to be, but I do miss seeing posts from some of the guys that got me interested in woodworking 12+ years ago.

Nice to see you post Bill! It is always great to hear from any of the Icons from the early days and before!

[MBG]

I too thank you for posting. Rod Kirby is the guy that got my juices flowing probably some 20-30 years ago here. He always took grief for a clean shop - wonder what his Lego work station looks like?

Mike

[scmhogg]

So glad to hear Rod is in good health.

This is my old tribute to Rod's clean shop. I hate to tell you what it looks like today.

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=10558&highlight=clean+scmhogg

Scroll down for the third pic.

Steve

[TB Roye]

Did that bring some fond and fun memories. Those were the days

Tom