He's an ardent fan of steam power and has filled several albums with photographs of all the world's steam-powered ships.
Well there ya go!... Any fan of steam power (rather maritime or railroad) has to be a good guy in my book (!) even if "He could be awfully crotchety", as you said.
I ALWAYS enjoyed his articles. His Pet Loads book is one I refer to frequently and, heck, I just enjoy reading it.
Ken and/or JB,
If you should happen to speak with or correspond with Ken, please give him our best. I think most of us at the Campfire really enjoyed his writing.
Most sincerely,
-Bob F.
