Earl is between jobs and came to work for the summer . QWe took helper #489 up and down the hill today ,and of course we b.s.ed quite a bit .Last night we had an impromptu "banquet" with Frank Stapleton ,Jeff Stebbins and Roger Brower . He has several good offers on the board that could come to pass later this summer . Carmen is not with him(she is back at their nice house in Wichita Falls ,Texas).She is in good health . Earl is an excellent railroader and is an asset at any road he works for .