Rob Hall

Much is expected from those who promise much.

I’ve been working as a software engineer for almost 30 years, designing and building internet services and applications, many years in banking systems and mobile applications, so I’m comfortable doing most things mobile. I like to get out of my office and do things online from my phone outside, in the living room, etc.

I do a lot from my phone... pay my bills (incl. my mortgage), move money between accounts, buy/sell stock, adjust my hot tub settings, adjust my thermostats, stream music from my phone to my patio and hot tub speakers, etc. I have four 24 inch monitors in my home office (2 for my work laptop and 2 for my personal laptop), but my phone goes with me wherever I go...

Am I who I am?

Got this neat 1/64th Cadillac CT6 in the mail today, from eBay from a seller in China. A good replica of my 1:1.

Actually, the BMW sedan in Stranger Things is an ‘83 733, of the E23 generation, earlier than the older RoG kit.

My first car was an '86 Ford Mustang LX notchback. Underpowered 2.3 4cyl, but at least it was a manual, though only a 4spd. Got that my senior year in HS for college..drove it until 1994 when it got totaled just as I moved to Michigan for grad school, it was replaced by my first SUV and 3rd vehicle--an '88 Ford Bronco II. I still have my 2nd car ('87 Mustang GT I got in 1990).

Probably cheaper to sell on FB and a much bigger audience...

There is a Hyundai Kona. It is related to the similar Kia Seltos.

Saw a gold '69 Firebird on a trailer in front of shop along US 20 in PA near the OH border, looked like a tree had fallen on it (roof squashed) yesterday. Saw a two-tone lt blue/dark blue early 50s Kaiser 4dr in a yard in the Madison, Ohio area this morning.

Spotted this customized 4th gen Firebird in a mall parking lot. First time I’ve seen a Firebird in ages.

I remember Salvage 1 and Quark. I really liked Project UFO.

I've noticed eBay shipments hung up anywhere from 1 week to 5 weeks extra if they go through the Indianapolis Distribution Center..they get stuck there.

I got it earlier this week here outside Cleveland.

It's too bad they didn't reissue the standard bed version of this kit. As it is, it's the wrong wheelbase for a dually (duallies of that generation were longbed only).

Never ordered a car... a couple times I bought new off the lot from inventory--though one was a dealer demo w/ 3500 miles, so technically used. My two most recent cars were CPOs..I've had good luck w/ low mileage 3-5 yr old CPOs--clean and loaded but depreciated.

Overcast..but supposed to get to 65 this afternoon, and tomorrow rainy and 70... I'll take it..nice improvement from a couple weeks ago.

Early spring up and down...sunny and up to 57F today, highs in the 60s the next few days with rain...NE Ohio, looks like the 1st will be only 41 and cloudy next week.

When I was there last in 2015, I stayed at the La Posada Hotel and ate there--excellent Mexican restaurant...near the train station IIRC. I saw a couple old Crosley cars in a yard nearby.

Saw the Stakebed Ford there 10 years ago when I was through there...

Got two of those texts today. One claiming to be from the Pa Turnpike (haven’t been on it in 6 months) and one from Colorado (haven’t been on a toll road there in 19-20 years).

I noticed at the Buckeye Classic that they had a table as did the other Jo-Han (Okey Spaulding)...but not near each other. I got some product from each.

Was a warm but stormy day. Drove down to Columbus for Buckeye Classic show, got a few models and parts, chatted with a couple modeling friends.

Beautiful weather today. Over 70. Work isn’t busy today. Looking forward to going to a concert tonight and the Buckeye Classic model show tomorrow.

Others may rise earlier, with or without the time change I'm pretty consistently up by 7am, though the dogs often wake me earlier.