I am in the midst of two very boring weeks at my exploration camp in the North West Territories. Most of my work is done overnight when access to the industry's super computer centres in Calgary and Houston is so much easier. During the day I have been hitting tuscl practically every hour. I have also been carrying on with several correspondences via PM with four different tuscl regulars.
Some of our chat is about the SC hobby but most chat is not. We have been chatting about our other hobbies, international travel, sports, and history. I have enjoyed it.
Do many of you other guys make use of tuscl's PM capability?


I usually keep PM limited to specific topics or questions. I try not to waste someone else's time with idle chatter. For instance, I am reading The American Invasion of Canada by Pierre Berton, a study of the War of 1812 authorized by the Congress of the United States June 18, 1812. Two hundred years ago, regular Army and militia in Detroit invaded Canada. After battles along the Detroit River, Detroit surrendered to the British. Now we have the most open and prosperous border between two countries in the world--and the best SCs. Wars are sometimes a waste.