February rolled in and reminded us that winter is still here. But, to those of us who are native southern Illinoisans; this is no surprise. We are used to getting our ice and snow in the last months of winter. Actually, it’s kind of relief to myself; kind of a Read more…
Happy New Year! We head into the new year with optimism and hope for all. We wish our new President well and success in the coming years. We wish prosperity to all those that were stricken with CV19 and other illnesses this past year. And, lastly, I will get the Read more…
Well…we are one month away from putting 2020 behind us all. I can’t say enough about this. With all that we’ve gone through as Americans this past year; and the previous 3 years with it…the light is certainly at the end of the tunnel. I certainly hope that is the Read more…
This year is really flying by. The election is behind us; and hopefully we are on a path to normalcy now in the not-to-distant future? At any rate, I am eager (as are a lot of Americans) to put 2020 behind us. In a short period of time we will Read more…
Well, I didn’t get a lot done in September…as work was my primary focus and task; which demanded my attention. I did take some time off…although that seems like a lifetime ago. In fact, it was at the beginning of the month. I found that I needed several days to Read more…
Well, we rolled right through August with nary a thing completed. However, I did get a new shed installed at the house that will now be my main workshop in regards to heavy machining; grit blasting; sawing; drill press work; ect., I am installing a mini-split a/c and heat pump Read more…
Running a little behind this month…lots of 12 hour days. I did make significant progress with regards to the bench work…and am finishing up a couple of GE engines. I purchases a couple of CAD programs to design some buildings and am in the process of acquiring a laser printer. Read more…
Zeigler 4 Mine (also called the Buckhorn Mine) was a slope mine located just south of the Franklin-Williamson County line in Southern Illinois. It was off of “Old Ben Road” in the aforementioned county. The mine worked for over 30+ years under a couple of company names. First off, it Read more…