. And yes, for those still reading, I took the pat= ernity test. 15 of 15 markers are identical. So, since I am a firm believer that it is not what happens to you in life b= ut how you handle it, I will make the most of this path that has been laid= out before me. Wow, a son...who would of thought? Sorry if the last part= of this post is not rotary related, but I consider you guys friends and I = am all about sharing :-). Hmmmmm, when I get back into the hangar (if the City does not play too many= games) I wonder where I can place the playpen????? The kid wll be able to= tune a rotary by his first birthday....cheap help huh? I hope I will be = a good dad. All the best, Chris Barber Houston --_000_6A3D27B02C7348499A682286EDB231050216EA0CBEfcdmail05FCDA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Don't d= o this to me guys. NO ACTIVITY for a couple of days now. I am about t= o have my progress slow to a crawl due to the City kicking us ou= t of my hangar during repair to the roof from Hurricane Ike. It has been delayed but they are telling us now that we are out= in ten days. I need y'all to be making progress and asking questions= so I can enjoy vicariously!!!

I may be able to wire my = panel up on the dining room table. Also, I may still make = some progress as well on the turbo manifold. Can't complain much thou= gh, the engine, while still needing some tuning, is starting consisten= tly and is getting tweaked.

Also, this will allow me = to spend time with my son. He is 14 days old. Charles Davi= d Barber...Charlie....I think it has a friendly sound. Never expected= to be a dad and now I am a single dad at FORTY-EIGHT years old. DOH! (if I have figured out what caused it....see, I should have been= building more...well, unless it happened at the hangar <g>). P= oor kid, he will never know a young dad <sigh> The mother (I can't ca= ll her a mom) will be out of the picture for 3 to 10 years. <g>. No joke she turned out to be a con artist and i= s in prison. Sentencing is the end of this month. She already t= ook the plea. Kinda a Madoff "light" She likely &= quot;got pregnant" thinking should could trap me, and as the judge sai= d according to her mother, to gain sympathy in front of a jury. A real bad apple.&n= bsp; Yeah, 20/20 hindsight and all.........

Yeah, I know and understa= nd the comical elements of a cop/lawyer dating (on and off) a woman who was= a con artist. Uh, it would be much funnier if it were not happening = to me. Must have figured I gave her credibility for her scams involving millions of dollars. I did think she had som= e emotional immaturity but originally chalked this up to her bein= g 15 years younger than I......not criminally crazy. I was not a financial = victim, well, except kids are expensive <yikes>. And yes, for those still reading, I took the paternity test. 15 of 1= 5 markers are identical.

So, since I am a firm bel= iever that it is not what happens to you in life but how you handle it, &nb= sp;I will make the most of this path that has been laid out before me. = ; Wow, a son...who would of thought? Sorry if the last part of this post is not rotary related, but I consider you guys frie= nds and I am all about sharing :-).

Hmmmmm, when I get b= ack into the hangar (if the City does not play too many games) I wonder whe= re I can place the playpen????? The kid wll be able to tune a rotary by his first birthday....cheap help huh? = I hope I will be a good dad.

All the best,

Chris Barber

Houston

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