Now that I was becoming familiar with the railroad hub of Portland, stretching not only north and south along the Pacific coast, but heading east to h...ok up with the northern tier of intercontinental railroad gridlines. Looking back on that region and that era from the perspective of the following century, I had seen the importance of development in that region of vast natural resources and how it all played a role in the actual economic health of the entire country.I had often wondered, as I. "I know of a better outfit to do that than the dealer. Dealers usually charge a ridiculous amount of money for parts. And, granted, some of the parts will have to come from a dealer, but a lot of them won't. With a project like this, we want someone who is proud of his finished work. This guy is good. He won't stiff us with the price, and he's a true craftsman. He has a garage/body shop combination, and he restores antiques as well. Although, Goodman's pickup doesn't fall into that category,. Did they really expect to get something for nothing? Where did they imagine the money would come from to address their ridiculously long list of unachievable demands? The universal provision of education, healthcare, security and well-paid jobs didn't come from nowhere. They had to be earned. And although the protestors had been treated with far more respect than they deserved, they continued to agitate for what they laughingly and unashamedly called their rights.The government's extraordinary. "Oh. I got it!", she said entusiastically, "Didn't you just move in across the street?" Elmvale Avenue??" questioned Vito."Yeah. That's right. I just live across the street and up one. I'm Jenny" Pleased to me meet you. My name's Vito Scaletta."The two talked for a short while about the neighborhood before they reached Jenny's SUV, and they said their goodbyes and went their seperate ways.Chapter two Invitation to her inner circleLater on that afternoon Vito was mowing his lawn and thinking.