[SEL] New Year / Calendar

[Jerry Evans]

Hi All,
         It's 2:00 am 1st January 2009 here.
         Just spent the last 2 hours running the "Vincent" (only about 15 
minutes) and then decided that we preferred the water cooled stuff.
         We ran my Ruston & Hornsby PT (what an amazingly well behaved 
engine) for the full 2 hours - he just did not want to die. I also ran my 
first restoration - the Wolseley WD9 - and my daughter Jacqui ran her 
Wolseley WD8. They all started on the first "swing" (all have crank 
handles) and helped us celebrate the new year. I took video's and still 
pics but am too tired  (or too many brandy & cokes) right now to upload 
them so will do so later. We decided against a Maytag - only because the 
above mentioned engines took all the available space (it's raining like 
hell here) in the workshop door opening! (Dave, Arnie - comments?)

         Guys, thank you to all who responded to my appeal for pics for the 
calendar - I got some really nice photos but please feel free to send more 
- it's never too late. I'll work on them tomorrow (actually later today - 
when I've had my "beauty sleep" and the hangover has subsided :-).

         HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
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