Gary stopped by Monday to help me clean up the barn,eat lunch al fresco, and pick up some spares and salvage for his trouble. He did a marvelous job. Just to give an idea of how bad things had gotten in the Barn of Disgrace, I hadn't seen the floor for months. He took the XS650 out for a spin to freshen it up, and I hope he'll repeat his very kind comments on the bike. He also took a nice photo of me with the machine that shows a little of the interior of the old barn,and a nice shot of my wife Ann and me. I hope he'll post them. Anyway,things are now clear enough to move my tractor out of the car port into the shelter of the barn--a minor miracle.Thanks, Gary!