foggytown wrote:
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go
missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
>
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
Wood Elves. Pesky little creatures. Sneak up at night and steal your
wood. Especially active during Xmas season.
If you see these do not approach them they are extremely Dangerous
instaed Call 1-800 Get-Santa.
Other problem may be new species of termites that have evolved (due to
environmental polution or other stuff) into larger more voratious pests
that leave no sawdust or trace.
You know, Rod Serling could have made a couple of episodes out of this
thread.
And remember one of the wrecker life's axioms:
"If you lose a tool, chances are 7 to 3 it will be part of a set."
And that REALLY frosts my cookies. If I lose, say, one drill from a
set I can't rest until I replace it. A set of anything with a hole in
it is so-o-o-o-o-o irritating. Like a big smile from Raquel Welch
with one of her front teeth missing.
<Maybe my therapist was right!>
FoggyTown
"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
"foggytown" wrote in message
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
LOL ... you do remember that 24" caul you cut off that funny looking 1 X 6,
doncha?
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:40:03 -0500, Joe <[email protected]> wrote:
>> instaed Call 1-800 Get-Santa.
>
> IKON Office Solutions? I tried the company directory and got a valid Ext.
> 863 after some messing around. I left a message for Ralph Jordan telling
> him he had that phone number...
IKON office solutions, the company that brought us Darl "All your Linux
belong to Microsoft" McBride? I think I'll avoid them, thanks.
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 20:53:57 GMT, Lawrence Wasserman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I can't go into details, but incidents such as this at my house are
> easily explained by the presence of spouse and offspring.
Ehhh...I'm not convinced. My dad always used to blame me for losing his
tools. These days, the second and third place I look for my missing tools
are his garage, and his barn, and I usually find my tool that I'm looking
for, and at least one other that I didn't know he had that's mine. There's
a pattern here, and it's not "Dave losing his dad's tools".
Dave Hinz
foggytown wrote:
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
It's right with all my Phillips screwdrivers and my bullseye level.
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Dave Hinz wrote:
> Ehhh...I'm not convinced. My dad always used to blame me for losing his
> tools. These days, the second and third place I look for my missing tools
> are his garage, and his barn, and I usually find my tool that I'm looking
> for, and at least one other that I didn't know he had that's mine.
> There's a pattern here, and it's not "Dave losing his dad's tools".
Me too! Moreover, every year I buy him new tools, and every year I find
more of my tools at his house, with no trace of the ones I just bought him.
Tool organizers and other gadgets wind up empty, with not a tool in sight.
But I still get blamed for how I used to lose all his screwdrivers when I
was a kid.
(Well, I do lose all my screwdrivers as an adult. But I learned it honest!)
--
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:27:19 GMT, "Robert A. Gramza"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>When you find it see if my brank new 4' , 3/8" flex bit is next to it.
Ttwo twelve inch steel rules and a tape measure please.
brocpuffs wrote:
> Keep an eye out for my 6'x1x5 sassafras board too! Never had a chance
> to try it out, even.
Hey Jim, I've got that one, thanks. Smells great. I've been
turning little, tiny bats out of the off cuts. Beats everything
else in the sox drawer.
Dave in Fairfax
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Swingman wrote:
> "foggytown" wrote in message
> > Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> > in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> > weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> > thing to go is the memory.
>
> LOL ... you do remember that 24" caul you cut off that funny looking 1 X 6,
> doncha?
You too?
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Buffalo, NY - USA
(Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
Greetings and Salutations....
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:41:14 GMT, Pat Barber
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I have found the only way to have a "marking device"
>anywhere in my shop:
>
>(1) Go to Office Depot and buy case(s) of pencils.
>
>(2) Walk through shop and lay two or more on every
> flat surface in shop.
>
>(3) Stand at one end of shop and throw large groups
> of pencils in all directions.
>
>(4) Go to other end of shop and repeat step (3).
>
>(5) Repeat process about once a month.
>
>The same process is used for tape measures.
>
Interestingly enough, it seems to be
a contest between the woodworker and the inanimate
objects.
For example....A few months ago, I bought
a case of 500 carpenter's pencils off Ebay, as I was
tired of buying them one at a time every week or two
at Home Depot. Well, about three days after I
put the box of pencils in the shop, about half a
dozen of the other, missing pencils surfaced. It's
not like I cleaned house either...they just appeared,
laying on tool surfaces, sawdust piles, etc...exactly
as if they had seen the case of pencils, and given up
the game of hide-and-seek.
FWIW, there are few odors more pleasant than
the one I got when opening that box the first time.
The waft of combined Cedar, graphite and paint was
just a great and enjoyable experience.
Regards
Dave Mundt
TJ wrote:
> Well, at least it's better than my usual brain fart which is merrily
> working away and suddenly realising that the container which I have now
> raised to within 1/2" away from my mouth is the plastic cup containing
> the turpentine and not my tea!
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
All of this advice was really good. I dropped the outfeed table by
approx. 1/16" and took much less (~1/32") wood off each pass. This
seems to help quite a bit. Thanks to all for their invaluable help!
TJ
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TJ responds:
>TJ wrote:
>> Well, at least it's better than my usual brain fart which is merrily
>> working away and suddenly realising that the container which I have now
>> raised to within 1/2" away from my mouth is the plastic cup containing
>> the turpentine and not my tea!
>> FoggyTown
>> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>>
>All of this advice was really good. I dropped the outfeed table by
>approx. 1/16" and took much less (~1/32") wood off each pass. This
>seems to help quite a bit. Thanks to all for their invaluable help!
You dropped the outfeed table to reduce the cut? I missed the start here, so
maybe there IS a reason, but for 50 years now, I've raised the infeed table to
reduce the cut on any jointer.
Charlie Self
"One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above
that which is expected." George W. Bush
Charlie Self wrote:
>
> TJ responds:
>
...
> >All of this advice was really good. I dropped the outfeed table by
> >approx. 1/16" and took much less (~1/32") wood off each pass. This
> >seems to help quite a bit. Thanks to all for their invaluable help!
>
> You dropped the outfeed table to reduce the cut? I missed the start here, so
> maybe there IS a reason, but for 50 years now, I've raised the infeed table to
> reduce the cut on any jointer.
Yeah, I saw that, too...
Unless it was way too high before, that isn't the way--at least if the
object is to get straight edge for glue joint, etc. The outfeed table
should be set initially at precisely the height of the knives when
they're at TDC (top dead center). The knives also should be checked to
ensure they are both precisely parallel to the table and uniform in
height. Then, if there's a slight concavity or convexity to the jointed
edge, adjust the outfeed table <slightly> for this--but it shouldn't
take more than a few thou, nothing approaching 1/16".
HTH...
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:11:48 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Well, they say the second thing to go is the memory.
>
>Hey! Dont't worry about it. It will probably show up in my shop any day
>now. I'm constantly finding things in this mess I didn't know I had.
>
Keep an eye out for my 6'x1x5 sassafras board too! Never had a chance
to try it out, even.
james
[email protected]
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 20:05:33 GMT, Dave in Fairfax <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Smells great. I've been turning little, tiny bats out of the off cuts.
How do you do the wings ? 8-)
On 8 Dec 2004 01:29:12 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>thing to go is the memory.
>
>FoggyTown
>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
Just mill another piece; the missing piece will then come out of hiding.
Wed, Dec 8, 2004, 1:29am (EST-3) [email protected] (foggytown) says:
Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two weeks
ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second thing to go
is the memory.
You must have kids. Check your local pest control, maybe they can
spray.
JOAT
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont
matter, and those who matter dont mind.
- Dr Seuss
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:08:39 GMT, "NoOne N Particular" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:27:19 GMT, "Robert A. Gramza"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>When you find it see if my brank new 4' , 3/8" flex bit is next to it.
>>
>> Ttwo twelve inch steel rules and a tape measure please.
>>
>
>I now have 7 tape measures in my garage/shop. Even at that, there is NEVER
>one within reach when I need it.
>
I have TWO identical MAKITA belt sanders.
I 'lost' one in my small shop, and finally decided one of my thieving neighbors
stole it and bought another.
A month later I decided it was time to clean up the planer corner. Under the
shavings was my belt sander.
I'm considering cutting back on the diet soda.:)
In article <[email protected]>,
foggytown <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>thing to go is the memory.
>
>FoggyTown
>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
I can't go into details, but incidents such as this at my house are
easily explained by the presence of spouse and offspring.
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]
When you find it see if my brank new 4' , 3/8" flex bit is next to it.
"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
>
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
mac davis <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:40:30 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>I must own at LEAST 8 of those 4 way screwdrivers, enough for every room,
>>vehicle, and toolbox I have. Can I ever find one when I need it?
>
> I've been buying tape measures for years... any size or brand, as long
> as they're on sale..
> my theory is that some day I'll have so damn many that I'll always be
> able to find one when I need it..
Yes, but they won't match each other...
Patriarch,
who's found another tool to blame.
I have found the only way to have a "marking device"
anywhere in my shop:
(1) Go to Office Depot and buy case(s) of pencils.
(2) Walk through shop and lay two or more on every
flat surface in shop.
(3) Stand at one end of shop and throw large groups
of pencils in all directions.
(4) Go to other end of shop and repeat step (3).
(5) Repeat process about once a month.
The same process is used for tape measures.
NoOne N Particular wrote:
>
> I now have 7 tape measures in my garage/shop. Even at that, there is NEVER
> one within reach when I need it.
>
On 8 Dec 2004 01:29:12 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>thing to go is the memory.
>
>FoggyTown
>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
try the kitchen or garage... your wife is probably holding something
open with it, or using it for a planting shelf..
On 8 Dec 2004 01:29:12 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>thing to go is the memory.
>
>FoggyTown
>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
======================
You have any 10-15 year old sons....?
Mine used a lot of my ..too good to throw away
but not needed Stuff ...at that age...unfortunately they
switched to tools when they turned 16 and got their "wheels"....
Bob Griffiths
"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
he . . he . . he! Must have gone the same place my drawer front went. Made 3
new drawer fronts to go on 3 new drawers for on-going kitchen fixup, had to
back away for a while, and now I can only find 2 of them!
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
"Dave Hinz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 20:53:57 GMT, Lawrence Wasserman
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I can't go into details, but incidents such as this at my house are
>> easily explained by the presence of spouse and offspring.
>
> Ehhh...I'm not convinced. My dad always used to blame me for losing his
> tools. These days, the second and third place I look for my missing tools
> are his garage, and his barn, and I usually find my tool that I'm looking
> for, and at least one other that I didn't know he had that's mine.
> There's
> a pattern here, and it's not "Dave losing his dad's tools".
>
> Dave Hinz
my house was tilted downhill to my son's room until he moved out, when it
all of a sudden it leveled out and i could find things again.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dave Hinz wrote:
>
> > Ehhh...I'm not convinced. My dad always used to blame me for losing his
> > tools. These days, the second and third place I look for my missing
tools
> > are his garage, and his barn, and I usually find my tool that I'm
looking
> > for, and at least one other that I didn't know he had that's mine.
> > There's a pattern here, and it's not "Dave losing his dad's tools".
>
> Me too! Moreover, every year I buy him new tools, and every year I find
> more of my tools at his house, with no trace of the ones I just bought
him.
> Tool organizers and other gadgets wind up empty, with not a tool in sight.
> But I still get blamed for how I used to lose all his screwdrivers when I
> was a kid.
>
> (Well, I do lose all my screwdrivers as an adult. But I learned it
honest!)
I must own at LEAST 8 of those 4 way screwdrivers, enough for every room,
vehicle, and toolbox I have. Can I ever find one when I need it?
--
Nahmie
Those on the cutting edge bleed a lot.
NoOne N Particular <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:27:19 GMT, "Robert A. Gramza"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>When you find it see if my brank new 4' , 3/8" flex bit is next to it.
> >
> > Ttwo twelve inch steel rules and a tape measure please.
> >
> I now have 7 tape measures in my garage/shop. Even at that, there is NEVER
> one within reach when I need it.
My local hardware store has utility knives with their name
imprinted for sale next to the checkouts. They come in
3 colors, bright green, orange, and black. I now have
a complete set since I have bought one whenever I couldn't
find one at home/in the toolbox/wherever. I currently
know the location of 2 of these (green and black) but
I have seen the orange one within the last couple of months
so I know it still exists . . . somewhere.
Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:40:30 -0500, "Norman D. Crow"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I must own at LEAST 8 of those 4 way screwdrivers, enough for every room,
>vehicle, and toolbox I have. Can I ever find one when I need it?
I've been buying tape measures for years... any size or brand, as long
as they're on sale..
my theory is that some day I'll have so damn many that I'll always be
able to find one when I need it..
In article <[email protected]>,
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I remember breaking off chisel tips when using them to open paint cans. At
> six years old, using a screwdriver didn't appeal to me somehow. I remember
> the time my father lined an entire wall in the basement with custom built
> shelves and sliding drawers. One day I "decorated" them extensively with a
> few writing utensils. And then there was the three level clubhouse I built
> in the backyard. It towered above all the fences and dividing bushes in all
> the backyards in the block. It must have been the most tremendous eyesore,
> yet I don't remember my father once getting angry at any time for any of
> these things. At least he didn't show it.
>
Your father must have been a man of rare patience and temperament.
> It was only a number of years later that I realized that I must have been a
> major contributor to the gastric ulcer he endured all those years.
Medical science now tells us that the majority of ulcers are caused by a
bacteria (Helicobacter pylori), so you don't have to feel any guilt
about that.
--
Hank Gillette
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 22:12:55 -0800, charlie b <[email protected]>
calmly ranted:
>When you lose a lit flashlight in a dark,
>unfurnished room . . .
Hey, just lay down and play "snow angel" for awhile. You'll find it.
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You mean it is not just me? Have that happen once or twice a year- I
always find the board, later, when I've made (or bought) a new one to
replace it.
-Dan V.
On 8 Dec 2004 01:29:12 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>thing to go is the memory.
>
>FoggyTown
>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 02:30:05 -0500, "Upscale" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>It was only a number of years later that I realized that I must have been a
>major contributor to the gastric ulcer he endured all those years.
Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps he was one of those people
who can put possessions and material things in perspective:
a 6-yr old's mistake was just that, and the damage was repairable.
Ever gone to look for your sandpaper and not have the right grit? So
you make a run down to the HW store and pick up $3 worth, that with gas
and mileage probably makes it a $5 hit to the wallet. Get home and use
the sandpaper and then need some clever place to store it? Inevitably I
decide to put it right on top of paper that is the exact grit I was
trying to find originally ...
foggytown wrote:
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
>
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:27:19 GMT, "Robert A. Gramza"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>When you find it see if my brank new 4' , 3/8" flex bit is next to it.
>
> Ttwo twelve inch steel rules and a tape measure please.
>
I now have 7 tape measures in my garage/shop. Even at that, there is NEVER
one within reach when I need it.
Wayne
On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:41:14 GMT, Pat Barber
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>I have found the only way to have a "marking device"
>anywhere in my shop:
>
>(1) Go to Office Depot and buy case(s) of pencils.
>
>(2) Walk through shop and lay two or more on every
> flat surface in shop.
>
>(3) Stand at one end of shop and throw large groups
> of pencils in all directions.
>
>(4) Go to other end of shop and repeat step (3).
>
>(5) Repeat process about once a month.
>
>The same process is used for tape measures.
I love it!
BUT, don't you often find lots of leaded tools in your ol' dust
collector trash can separator when you empty it?
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"Nova" wrote in message
> Swingman wrote:
>
> > "foggytown" wrote in message
> > > Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> > > in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> > > weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> > > thing to go is the memory.
> >
> > LOL ... you do remember that 24" caul you cut off that funny looking 1 X
6,
> > doncha?
>
> You too?
More times than I care to think about ... or is that remember?
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foggytown wrote:
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
>
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
Nooooo problemo. Mill another one and the original will show up.
xorp,
j4 (aka BTDT boy)
I made two solid wood doors for a project I am making, and one of them has
just vanished completely. It HAS to be in my garage/shop somewhere, but I
have turned it inside out three times and can only find one of them.
Wayne
"foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
> in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
> weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
> thing to go is the memory.
>
> FoggyTown
> "Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>
"NoOne N Particular" wrote in message
> I made two solid wood doors for a project I am making, and one of them has
> just vanished completely. It HAS to be in my garage/shop somewhere, but I
> have turned it inside out three times and can only find one of them.
Alien research activities?
My 'Building Construction Illustrated' went missing last week I checked
every bookshelf in the house, under the bed, bathrooms, truck, truck bed,
behind/under truck seats, made three trips to the shop, went through all the
cabinets and shelves there, did it again, did it once more ... and finally
borrowed my architect's copy.
Walked in the shop Monday morning and there it was sitting on a cabinet
shelf in plain sight. If you've ever seen this book, there is NO way to miss
it on a bookshelf!
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On 8 Dec 2004 08:09:15 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Well, at least it's better than my usual brain fart which is merrily
>working away and suddenly realising that the container which I have now
>raised to within 1/2" away from my mouth is the plastic cup containing
>the turpentine and not my tea!
So long as it is before you sip!
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:30:04 -0500, Bob G.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 8 Dec 2004 01:29:12 -0800, "foggytown" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Anyone want to tell me how a 4 foot length of 1 X 6 T&G can go missing
>>in a shed that is only 10 X 12? I spent three hours milling it two
>>weeks ago and now when I need it - POOF! Well, they say the second
>>thing to go is the memory.
>>
>>FoggyTown
>>"Cut to shape . . . pound to fit."
>======================
>You have any 10-15 year old sons....?
>
>Mine used a lot of my ..too good to throw away
>but not needed Stuff ...at that age...unfortunately they
>switched to tools when they turned 16 and got their "wheels"....
There's something kind of gut-wrenching about finding a 3' piece of
surfaced 1x8 white oak with a couple dozen 16d nails through it into
an old 4x4 to make an "airplane".
Raising kids costs a lot more than money...
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
"Tim Douglass" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> There's something kind of gut-wrenching about finding a 3' piece of
> surfaced 1x8 white oak with a couple dozen 16d nails through it into
> an old 4x4 to make an "airplane".
>
> Raising kids costs a lot more than money...
I remember breaking off chisel tips when using them to open paint cans. At
six years old, using a screwdriver didn't appeal to me somehow. I remember
the time my father lined an entire wall in the basement with custom built
shelves and sliding drawers. One day I "decorated" them extensively with a
few writing utensils. And then there was the three level clubhouse I built
in the backyard. It towered above all the fences and dividing bushes in all
the backyards in the block. It must have been the most tremendous eyesore,
yet I don't remember my father once getting angry at any time for any of
these things. At least he didn't show it.
It was only a number of years later that I realized that I must have been a
major contributor to the gastric ulcer he endured all those years.
>I remember breaking off chisel tips when using them to open paint cans. At
>six years old, using a screwdriver didn't appeal to me somehow. I remember
>the time my father lined an entire wall in the basement with custom built
>shelves and sliding drawers. One day I "decorated" them extensively with a
>few writing utensils. And then there was the three level clubhouse I built
>in the backyard. It towered above all the fences and dividing bushes in all
>the backyards in the block. It must have been the most tremendous eyesore,
>yet I don't remember my father once getting angry at any time for any of
>these things. At least he didn't show it.
>
>It was only a number of years later that I realized that I must have been a
>major contributor to the gastric ulcer he endured all those years.
I was about 4 when dad, in his spare time, was building the house I grew up in.
Dad would sometimes have to keep me while he was working on the house so he
found ways to keep me busy. One was to give me a 2x4, some 10 penny nails and a
hammer and send into the back yard. Well, first I got into trouble for pounding
the nails into the ground because that went much faster than trying to pound
them into the 2x4. But later, after watching him nail in all the maple
flooring, I decided to emulate him. I put a row of about 9 10 penny nails about
1/4" or so deep into the nicely & newly finished maple hallway floor. Mind you,
I don't remember any of this. Knowing my dad he had to be a little mad at the
time, but he loved to tell the story over the next 35 years.
Dave Hall