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Cute little guys, we used to love finding them at the cabin as kids and keeping them as pets for a couple days. Will have to show my wife the video when she gets home... Did all the eggs hatch? Looks like you had quite a few there.

I used one in the dome light of my Edsel. It wasn't much of a hit, either.

It would have been interesting to see how it looked before the cleanup, but it sure looks good now.

I was getting ready to print off a address label for a parcel on eBay that I had sold & while in the process , this warning popped up, never seen anything like this before.

USPS routing through major hub in Chicago, Il is currently experiencing a rash of violent shootings. Since you are in Indiana,  perhaps the warning is a regional message from ebay.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-postal-workers-threaten-to-stop-delivering-mail-after-multiple-employees-shot-on-the-job

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/12/us/usps-employee-chicago-shooting-trnd/index.html

You have a very nice looking engine now    great to see you’re getting hooked 

Did you fire this on Esbit? I would highly recommend looking into a gas burner. Unfortunately that will cost the same as the engine itself, But you can use it in your future engines 

As for the next engine, keep an eye out for an older wood-based Jensen 25 with a heavy flywheel. They can be found for under $150 and being your in MN, they are great for indoor running all winter long.

Like Randy, I think I’m up somewhere around 60-80 Jensens too now... It can become very addicting!