I have never been fond of virtual management, but Eulie made it possible for us to ensure we made every deadline, despite the 100-mile distance. I can guarantee that the success of the Ely field station projects would be much diminished without Eulie's constant, unyielding support. I'm not sure how you remained "pleasant" and "seemingly happy to hear from me" and "not smashing things" in the face of the last year's turmoil in the financial system -- between the two of us, at least one could remain calm and make sure proposals got submitted!
As for retirement... learn a foreign language, a musical instrument, or join a book club, but stay away from numbers. So so so many thanks for all your support and friendship.
- Euan.