Seems I can't do without my daily dose of steam engines and socialism.
Thought a new thread might be a good idea - we can talk about him while he's away.
Perhaps he'll think now that a laptop or smart phone isn't such a bad idea after all.
I hope they let him smoke his pipe - I've just come back from the hospital where it's forbidden to smoke absolutely anywhere within the area. He won't like that. I'd like to hear him convince a bunch of modern American students that it's beneficial. At less than 100 yards - they'll be calling for their lawyers, and demanding a 'safe space'.
Might also be a good place to coax back lapsed members. A lot of good people have fallen by the wayside.
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