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Sam Force

Nutt'n wrong with lurking but this way should be more fun!
Is your area really, really flat, like as far as you can see?
We lived for a while in Clinton, Iowa. I remember Iowa being flat, flat, flat, hard to get used to after living in hill country. Once my wife and I were riding our motorcycles further into Iowa and we found a hill. We were so excited! :)

I worked night shift at the Quad Cities nuclear plant when it was under construction and drove my motorcycle every day from Clinton. I swear the bugs along the river at night in the summer are almost as big as birds, painfully big.

Love to see some pictures of things you like to make.

JKJ
 
I would say it is definitely not a lot of hills in Central Illinois, but better roads than the part of Iowa I have been in. My turnings are pale in comparison to your master pieces.
 
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