HI JIM,
Glad you are doing fine sheltering in place. I live north of YORK, about an hour away, in Millersburg, Pa. we are in farm country and the virus has hit our local adult care center hard. But besides that we are doing ok, just being careful and doing what we can and aren’t really going anywhere but locally.
Yes this hobby is good for all of us during these times. Yes I too have been hit by this disease of model railroading. And yes it is a neat way to really start to understand how these big boy toys operate. Me being a retired Industrial Arts teacher (wood shop), I like to take things apart and try to figure out what’s going on inside. Sometimes I do find out and other times I make more troubles for myself. But it is in my philosophy of learning by doing. Not making the same mistakes and learning from those mistakes. I was very hesitant on taking this apart but once I did and put part after part in trays so I could reassemble it became second nature. I too have a very understanding Wife and she does support me in my hobby.
