Jeffreys Track Side Diner for June 2023 - Model Railroader Magazine

Doughless

Question, do you think your situation is the same as a lot of others in the Cape, or do you think you somehow got slighted and put behind others.

My roof had no leaks and was secure, so I am way down on the priority list.

I did my own soffit repair/upgrade, and roofers wanted that, and the electrical service entrance, finished first since I am not in am emergency situation.

Also, I am getting a custom steel roof, so there is a delay on material.

And, I want to deal with an established local company, not one of the hundreds of roofers that came in out of nowhere, so that was an additional wait.

Lost in A2

Last month, someone asked what brought me to Our Fair City, school or work? School brought me, but inertia kept me.

I often get asked how in the world I have lived in Cape Coral for 40+ years.

We moved here in 1982 when I was in 10th grade. At the time Cape Coral was a small retirement community. I got a good job with General Motors in 1986, then went to work for Cummins in 1990. This kept me here.

I met my wife in 1987. For decades it seemed like we were the youngest people in Cape Coral. Now as the city changes into a bedroom community for workers in Fort Myers, we are the "old people" on the street.

It sure is not a retirement community anymore. This change happened in the past 10 years. The current group of retirees are the worst people I have ever seen. The fewer the better.

-Kevin