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Elliott Brack

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I went to Elliot Brack's funeral yesterday. He was a friend. And he was quite a character. He was one of the first people I met outside of work when I moved to Georgia. He was sort of a variation of the main character of Tom Wolfe's "A Man In Full". I used to say that Elliott and I had a 50-50 relationship. He told me what to do and I did it. His 50% was telling me. My 50% was doing it. He was a fixture at my church and involved me in all sorts of things. Including organization of our "Civic Breakfast" where we invited leaders from the community for information and opinions of the community. It goes on and on. There were 260 people attending his funeral. He will be missed. https://www.crowellbrothers.com/obituaries/Elliott-Earl-Brack?obId=48440319
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Within 24 hours of the derailment they had one track back open. Within 48 hours both tracks were open. They had to replace a lot of track. Minor injuries only. Lots of spilled gatorade. Some drone footage-- not mine https://youtu.be/6xUfh1-HITI
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We had a train derailment about a mile from the house today. Duluth GA.
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The world has indeed gone crazy if you listen to some folks. My news alert is that things are pretty much the way they have been. We got the boat in the water. It needed some work with the battery charger. It was out of the water for over a year. Although we have had a cavalier attitude about moving to California and back to Atlanta, it is not without its hassles and work. I was reflecting on our move. We are so experienced and organized we even moved frozen food in the free checked luggage. Of course, all the luggage was at the maximum allowed weight. I decided (finally) to have the 2012 Leaf shipped to Atlanta. I found the cheapest place to get a new battery out in California. So with a new battery it will be making the trip cross country.
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I received the following email this morning from Bass Pro shops. It seems since I purchased a Bilge Pump Plumbing kit they think I should now buy a gun. Maybe the world truly isn't ready for artificial intelligence. Actually, in times like these the world isn't ready for intelligence in general.