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Thank you very much - and thanks to everyone who has donated so far!

Hi Sterling59. Yes, Geordie is correct. My apologies for not pointing it out. Thanks, Geordie!

Let's show support for the MSW forum! With 49,000 members, we shouldn't have to beg for money. If you can't afford the $10 suggested donation amount, you can give less, but remember PayPal and credit card fees eat up most of the first dollar of your donation, so at least a $5 donation is appreciated. If you can't afford to give now, remember us after the holidays. We used to take in $300 - $400 a month to support MSW. Now we get only about $50 a month. Sometimes less. We need your generosity to keep MSW going. MSW has given so much to modelers worldwide. Can you give a little back? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year to All!

Chuck told us that he wanted to give the Triton away, free to registered MSW members. You will have to PM him about how to get it. Sorry - that's all I know.

Eamonn's last name is Bermingham not Bermington. Congrats Eamonn!! It has since been corrected

We FINALLY have the Ship Modeler's Handbook back in stock! The publisher had been moving to a larger warehouse and it took them a while to get their stock in order and ready to ship again. Thank you all for your patience! Here is the direct link to order the handbook, but be sure to look around the store while you're there! https://thenrgstore.org/collections

We have a lot of conference pins available from past years when we still held in person conferences. Maybe you lost some of yours or maybe you didn't make it to a conference and didn't get a pin. Now's your chance to complete your collection or take a walk down memory lane. We have over 400 pins available and we are selling them below our cost to find them homes. Pins are $2 each. US shipping is $5 for 1 - 3 pins and $1 for each additional pin (so shipping for 4 pins would be $6, for 5 pins would be $7, etc.) Non-US orders, please contact our office for shipping fees. Customs and Tariffs are the responsibility of the purchaser. Here is what we have. First come, first served. when they're gone, they're gone!! YEAR CONFERENCE LOCATION QTY IN STOCK 2004 Portland, ME 15 2007 Manitowoc, WI 61 2008 Chattanooga, TN 15 2009 Buffalo, NY 66 2011 San Francisco, CA 89 2013 Charleston, SC 43 2014 St Louis, MO 39 2015 Mystic, CT 39 2016 San Diego, CA 2 2017 St Petersburg, FL 39 We also have a few 'sticky backs'. The face is the same as the pin , but it has a peal and stick back instead of a pin back with a clutch. These are available in San Diego (12 available) and St Petersburg (6 available). If you have any questions, let me know. Mary NRGhomeoffice@gmail.com

Our webstore is back up and running! We apologize to our foreign customers who couldn't shop our store while it was down. We couldn't access your customs information so we couldn't accept your orders. Thank you for your patience! Mary

We are currently having problems accessing orders in our web store which is run by Shopify. We receive notices that orders have been placed, but I cannot access them to print out labels and packing slips. I can do US orders from the information that is sent to us, but cannot complete non-US orders because I cannot access the customs information. Therefore, for now, we have blocked foreign orders from being placed on our website. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have questions, feel free to contact our office at: NRGhomeoffice@gmail.com Thank you, Mary Van Dahm NRG Office Manager

AMEN to that! My first surgeon was a 'sports doctor' and had only done a few hip replacements. My second surgeon was a specialist who only works on hips and knees. He does over 500 hip surgeries a year and I don't remember how man knee replacements. Both of my doctors did the anterior approach, but with the infection in the first surgery and having to remove a lot of necrotic tissue, it took me months to recuperate from it. the 'divot' in my leg was almost big enough for me to fit my fist in it, and I have fairly large hands. I had to have therapy to learn how to walk and climb stairs again. I could only lift my leg an inch or so off the ground at first and my husband had to help me lift my leg off the ground and put it on the bed when I wanted to lay down. The second surgery was a breeze. I went home the same day and didn't need any physical therapy at all.

I still have bad knees, so I'm keeping the cane for now, but I don't use it much anymore. Mostly to keep jerks from bumping into me (Shopping in grocery stores is hazardous to your health!)

LOL! Yes, my recovery is going well - a lot better than my last hip surgery (right hip - 2022, which got infected and still gives me grief!) My current hip surgery (left hip) was done by a different doctor with a LOT more experience. I still have some mild pain, but nothing a Tylenol Extra Strength can't handle. I even went out to eat this week and didn't take my cane with me. Good news indeed! Thanks for asking! Mary "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better and better!" From a Pink Panther movie - but I don't remember which one.

OK, a PayPal invoice is on it's way to you. Thank you for your order! Mary PS - If you have any questions, please contact me through our office email: nrghomeoffice@gmail.com You will get a faster response from me that way.

Hi Dale, Do you want to pay by PayPal or through our web store? I'll send the invoice through our webstore and if you want to pay by PayPal, I can send you our PayPal email. Mary