Third things third.
My long absence from these here pages has been caused by a summer busy, busy, busy, but getting nothing whatsoever done. All the running you can do, as the Red Queen would say. I shall report on some of the more interesting details in days to come.
I've missed a couple of months worth of posts, so I have absolutely no idea what has been going on in all of your lives--except Bruce's, because I have lurkingly kept up on his notes, his revue, and his various and assorted plumbing nightmares. Our house is only five years old, and we've had our share of same--this summer the Central Air conked out and spewed water all over the basement--again! So I can truly sympathise. Yes, and when the super of my apartment in Hempstead years ago kept putting off fixing my toilet, I would arise early and run up the the hotel three blocks away to use their men's room for two weeks running. (Pun intended.)
Anyway, school has started, and I'm here again and thankful that the chat software has not demoted me to newbie in my absence.