Funny you should mention ex-Grumman engineers; my first job in the heritage
field was working in West Babylon for a couple of them. Back in the early
70's, they invented the first really large vacuum hot tables for
conservation and rebacking of large paintings. I was hauled off the shop
floor (mostly just sweeping it anyway) to assist with a study of artifact
storage conditions at the Museum Village of Orange County. So, how'd I get
from L.I. to YT, you might ask. Looong story.

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Ken Follett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:11 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Re: Lufa Babies

                In a message dated 9/27/99 12:27:43 PM Eastern Daylight
Time,
                [log in to unmask] writes:

                > signs for Follett's Hedgehog Farm when next we travel to
the
                >  anti-Hamptons

                Mary,

                What an interesting idea. :-) Birth of an agribusiness. Not
exactly cuddly
                animals. Not much can be done w/ the fur and little meat to
speak of. I know.
                Hedge hog dairy. Hedge hog yogurt! Possibly I can hire an
ex-Grumman engineer
                to help invent and patent the first automatic hedge hog
milker. Another FIRST
                for Long Island.

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