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16/11/2003 7:48 AM

Am I too obsessed with woodworking?

Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.

My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
referal.:)

Bob G.


This topic has 21 replies

RB

Rob Bowman

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

24/11/2003 2:26 PM

On 16 Nov 2003 07:48:23 -0800, [email protected] (Bob G.) emerged from the woodpile and uttered:

You MOST DEFINITELY should not be having dreams about big bearded men and power tools. Try to get
out more.
Then again, he is kind of cuddly ... NO, NO, STOP, ... aaaaaargh!
Thanks for nothing.

>Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
>Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
>we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
>planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
>My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
>referal.:)
>
>Bob G.


Cheers,
Rob.
Remove all capital letters to get real email address

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 10:32 AM

Well, heck, who amomg is perfect? We are all imperfect and our wives
can testify to that. I'm just proud of the one I have and that she
puts up with my woodworkinmg. I got to thinking. If she did something
that took up as much time as my woodworking does, how would I react?
As far as mentally ill, we all have traits of it; some more obvious
than others.


On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:00:30 GMT, "Wade Lippman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>There was an article in "Rock & Ice" a couple months ago as to whether
>climbing could be classified as a mental illness. They concluded it
>probably was in many instances.
>I expect woodworking is similar.
>
>"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
>> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
>> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
>> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>>
>> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
>> referal.:)
>>
>> Bob G.
>

qQ

[email protected] (Quadindad2)

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 3:53 PM

cool dream!!!
John

Uu

"Upscale"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 10:40 PM

Sounds to me like a subtle suggestion to SWMBO that you want a wide belt
sander for Christmas. Extremely slight chance you might be able to pull it
off with SWMBO, bit it won't fly too far here. :)

"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)

PA

"Preston Andreas"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 12:42 AM

In my case, YES!!!

Preston

"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> > The words "obsessed" and "woodworking" don't belong in the same
sentence.
> >
> Are they redundant?
> j4
>

jj

jo4hn

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 7:12 PM

Sigh. My dreams are all about J Lo, 10 bd ft of black walnut, the
Vienna Boys Choir, 40 feet of copper tubing, and a chrystal chandelier
Hardly know what to say.
mahalo,
jo4hn

Bob G. wrote:

> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)
>
> Bob G.

BR

"Bill Rittner"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 11:11 AM

You definitely have a serious problem. If you'll tell me where you are
located I will come by and relieve you of all those nasty woodworking tools
and machines :-)

--
Bill Rittner
R & B ENTERPRISES

[email protected]

"Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody
gets out alive" (Unknown)

Remove "no" to reply
"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)
>
> Bob G.

SC

Scott Cramer

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 3:07 PM

On 16 Nov 2003, B a r r y B u r k e J r . spake unto rec.woodworking:

> Back in the day when I was a live sound engineer, I had girlfriends
> tell me that I recited effect device settings, and patch routings in
> my sleep. <G>

This explains the unusually high divorce rate for proctologists.

SC

Scott Cramer

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 3:17 PM

On 16 Nov 2003, jo4hn spake unto rec.woodworking:

> Sigh. My dreams are all about J Lo, 10 bd ft of black walnut, the
> Vienna Boys Choir, 40 feet of copper tubing, and a chrystal chandelier
> Hardly know what to say.
> mahalo,
> jo4hn

This reminds me of a Martin Mull song from the 70's - the Humming
Song, I think it was called.

Last night I took you home
And we began to hmmm....
Hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm hmmmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmm hmm only seventeen

Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Leather skirts
Hmmm hmmm hmmm
Rubber shirts
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
And jars of vaseline

Hmmm
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmmmmm
Pick up the soap

Hmmm
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmmm
Mayonnaise and rope

Then from the chandelier
The three of us hmm hmmm
Mmmm mmm
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
Hospital -- for life

Hmmm hmmm hmm
Whips and chains
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
Great Danes
Hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
Hmmm hmmm

... your wife.

SC

Scott Cramer

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 4:38 PM

On 17 Nov 2003, Lawrence A. Ramsey spake unto rec.woodworking:

> Heyt, you stole that from Ozzie Ozburn didn't you?????

Dunno anything about that... back when I learned it, Ozzie was still
doing his bat-geek trick, as frontman for Black Sabbath. If you've heard
Ozzie do it, I'd bet that he picked it up from one of Mr. Mull's albums.

>>Last night I took you home
>>And we began to hmmm....
>>Hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm hmmmmm
>>Hmmm hmmm hmm hmm only seventeen

jj

jo4hn

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 7:07 PM


> The words "obsessed" and "woodworking" don't belong in the same sentence.
>
Are they redundant?
j4

LK

"Lee K"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 12:09 PM


"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)
>
> Bob G.

The words "obsessed" and "woodworking" don't belong in the same sentence.

jf

"juan fandango"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

18/11/2003 12:51 AM


"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)
>
> Bob G

Actually this is a good dream. Sometimes I am working on a project in the
garage when the guy down the block stops by. He doesn't even look like Norm,
especially with his mask on, but when he opens his car trunk, all kinds of
thinks like a TV set, stereo and power tools magically appear.

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 11:50 AM

Better than obsessed with:
drugs
wild women
fast cars
computers
pornography
new bass boats
new house
new car
new job
getting your boss fired
getting workmates fired
Deer hunting
blowing up things
hijacking an airplane
starting fires
the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
on-----.
Hey, stay obsesseed with woodworking.





On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:18:29 -0800, jmac <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Define "too obsessed with woodworking". And why did you make it sound
>like a bad thing?
>
>jmac

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 10:29 AM

Heyt, you stole that from Ozzie Ozburn didn't you?????


On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:17:43 GMT, Scott Cramer
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 16 Nov 2003, jo4hn spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>> Sigh. My dreams are all about J Lo, 10 bd ft of black walnut, the
>> Vienna Boys Choir, 40 feet of copper tubing, and a chrystal chandelier
>> Hardly know what to say.
>> mahalo,
>> jo4hn
>
> This reminds me of a Martin Mull song from the 70's - the Humming
>Song, I think it was called.
>
>Last night I took you home
>And we began to hmmm....
>Hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm hmmmmm
>Hmmm hmmm hmm hmm only seventeen
>
>Hmmm hmmm hmmm
>Leather skirts
>Hmmm hmmm hmmm
>Rubber shirts
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
>And jars of vaseline
>
>Hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmmmmm
>Pick up the soap
>
>Hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmmm
>Mayonnaise and rope
>
>Then from the chandelier
>The three of us hmm hmmm
>Mmmm mmm
>Hmmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
>Hmmm hmm hmm hmm
>Hospital -- for life
>
>Hmmm hmmm hmm
>Whips and chains
>Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
>Great Danes
>Hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
>Hmmm hmmm
>
>... your wife.
>

PA

"Preston Andreas"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 12:44 AM

Makes me wonder what you are going to do with the Vienna Boy's Choir.

Preston

"jo4hn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Sigh. My dreams are all about J Lo, 10 bd ft of black walnut, the
> Vienna Boys Choir, 40 feet of copper tubing, and a chrystal chandelier
> Hardly know what to say.
> mahalo,
> jo4hn
>
> Bob G. wrote:
>
> > Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> > Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> > we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> > planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
> >
> > My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> > referal.:)
> >
> > Bob G.
>

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

18/11/2003 8:17 AM

That's Santa Claus!!

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:51:43 -0700, "juan fandango"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
>> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
>> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
>> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>>
>> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
>> referal.:)
>>
>> Bob G
>
>Actually this is a good dream. Sometimes I am working on a project in the
>garage when the guy down the block stops by. He doesn't even look like Norm,
>especially with his mask on, but when he opens his car trunk, all kinds of
>thinks like a TV set, stereo and power tools magically appear.
>

Ba

B a r r y B u r k e J r .

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

16/11/2003 4:00 PM

On 16 Nov 2003 07:48:23 -0800, [email protected] (Bob G.) wrote:

>Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
>Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me.

Back in the day when I was a live sound engineer, I had girlfriends
tell me that I recited effect device settings, and patch routings in
my sleep. <G>

Your dream sounds perfectly normal to me.

Barry

jj

jmac

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 8:18 AM

Define "too obsessed with woodworking". And why did you make it sound
like a bad thing?

jmac

Ba

B a r r y B u r k e J r .

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 10:35 PM

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:50:52 -0600, Lawrence A. Ramsey
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Better than obsessed with:
>drugs
>wild women
>fast cars
>pornography
>new bass boats

It's not like these things can't be fun though... <G> Trouble, but
fun for a while!

Barry

WL

"Wade Lippman"

in reply to [email protected] (Bob G.) on 16/11/2003 7:48 AM

17/11/2003 4:00 PM

There was an article in "Rock & Ice" a couple months ago as to whether
climbing could be classified as a mental illness. They concluded it
probably was in many instances.
I expect woodworking is similar.

"Bob G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just had to ask that question because the other night I dreamt that
> Norm Abram came to my humble shop to do a project with me. And when
> we needed to plane down a wide board in the dream that my portable
> planer wouldnt handle, a wide belt sander magically appeared.
>
> My wife is a mental health professional...I think I'll ask for a
> referal.:)
>
> Bob G.


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