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April 19th 05, 03:36 PM
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message ... wrote: Michael A. Terrell wrote: Do you know where Frenchburg is? ;-) ---------------------------- Yes it is about an hour or so south east of Lexington. My wife and I often go to the RRG area for hiking, picnics and mini DX-epiditions. Terry My family left the area in the early '50s and the last time I was back there was 1966 for a funeral. Its a beautiful area. -- Former professional electron wrangler. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida Funny - I worked for a radio station in Topeka, back in 1992. I've enjoyed a friendship with the station's chief engineer since then. We drove down to Prestonsburg to pick up a 50kW FM transmitter and its plate transformer, and stayed for the weekend in Salt Lick, KY, just a stone's throw from Frenchburg. We managed to have lunch in Frenchburg. That really is "God's Country," and I've thought ever since that it might be a nice place to retire. That transmitter was quite an adventure - the tower site was perched on top of a mountain overlooking Prestonsburg. We were driving a 20-ish-foot Ryder truck, and the road up the mountainside was impassable, mud, probably a foot deep. The road was *very* narrow, and the drop was (I kid you not) well over a thousand feet. A local contractor pulled us up the mountainside with an ancient Cat, and the swaying of the truck as we crawled up....Phew. I imagine the dashboard of that truck still has holes in it. I was lucky to have a "mountain side" seat on the way up. If I'd opened up the door, I'd have probably fallen at least 50 feet before the first bounce. Nice folks, though. I don't think I've ever felt so at home. I remember the traffic jams, too...just coal trucks. 73, Steve Lawrence Burnsville, Minnesota Every moment of a human life is an act of worship. Coincidence is God's way of being anonymous. |
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