Stacks of Lumber undergoing "Astoria Seasoning"

[RicB]

I did a tour of the Hamburg lumberyard two years ago as part of the 
first round at the Hamburg Academy.  They showed me pictures of what 
once was... and pointed to areas that once had been chock full of lumber 
and now were either sold, built over... or otherwise occupied.  I think 
they had something like a 10th of the amount of wood there compared to 
their heyday.  More writing on the wall.

Saw an add in this months Journal for Pearl River... said something 
about there being 10000 Pearl River instruments being under construction 
at the moment I was reading the add....  I guess I was supposed to be 
impressed.  Why don't shear numbers like this impress me ?  More writing 
on the wall.

I feel like there has been a great and terrible tremor in the force..... 

er...
Cheers
RicB