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"Colin B."

02/11/2007 10:06 PM

Belated gloat

Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the hell.

A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing to
store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using) his
bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg pocket
hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost complete shop
handed to us, for the indefinite future!

I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!

Colin


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brandom11

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

02/11/2007 11:47 PM

On Nov 2, 8:14 pm, Puckdropper <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Colin B." <[email protected]> wrote innews:[email protected]:
>
>
>
>
>
> > PH Thorsted <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:06:52 +0100, Colin B. wrote:
>
> >>> Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the
> >>> hell.
>
> >>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
> >>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing
> >>> to store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using)
> >>> his bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg
> >>> pocket hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost
> >>> complete shop handed to us, for the indefinite future!
>
> >>> I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!
>
> >> Hope he doesn't ask for them back when when you are in the middle of
> >> a project. :)
>
> > Ah well, that would just force me to buy all new tools, which would be
> > a financial hardship, but a great Christmas present to myself (any
> > time of year :-).
>
> Just tell him your storage fee is the finishing of the current project.
> (There's been a few times I'd heard the phrase, "Can I come over to
> borrow my tools?")
>
> >> Would like to have a brother in law like that myself.
>
> > Well, you can't have him!
>
> Out of siblings, is he?
>
> Puckdropper
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NOT a gloat. You are only delaying the purchase of all of the tools
mentioned once your brother in law asks for them back. I'm sure once
you realize how much fun you can have that your expenditures for wood
and other "must" have tools will be considerable.

Pp

Puckdropper

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

03/11/2007 3:14 AM

"Colin B." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> PH Thorsted <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:06:52 +0100, Colin B. wrote:
>>
>>> Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the
>>> hell.
>>>
>>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
>>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing
>>> to store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using)
>>> his bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg
>>> pocket hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost
>>> complete shop handed to us, for the indefinite future!
>>>
>>> I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!
>>
>> Hope he doesn't ask for them back when when you are in the middle of
>> a project. :)
>
> Ah well, that would just force me to buy all new tools, which would be
> a financial hardship, but a great Christmas present to myself (any
> time of year :-).

Just tell him your storage fee is the finishing of the current project.
(There's been a few times I'd heard the phrase, "Can I come over to
borrow my tools?")

>> Would like to have a brother in law like that myself.
>
> Well, you can't have him!
>
>

Out of siblings, is he?

Puckdropper
--
Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it.

To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm

NN

NoOne N Particular

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

03/11/2007 6:01 PM


>>>>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
>>>>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing
>>>>> to store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using)
>>>>> his bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg
>>>>> pocket hole system.

So what happens if you wear them out?? You might have to buy HIM some
new tools. :-)


Wayne

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"Colin B."

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

02/11/2007 11:47 PM

PH Thorsted <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:06:52 +0100, Colin B. wrote:
>
>> Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the hell.
>>
>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing to
>> store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using) his
>> bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg pocket
>> hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost complete shop
>> handed to us, for the indefinite future!
>>
>> I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!
>
> Hope he doesn't ask for them back when when you are in the middle of a
> project. :)

Ah well, that would just force me to buy all new tools, which would be
a financial hardship, but a great Christmas present to myself (any time
of year :-).

> Would like to have a brother in law like that myself.

Well, you can't have him!

CB

"Colin B."

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

05/11/2007 2:09 AM

NoOne N Particular <[email protected]> wrote:

>>>>>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
>>>>>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing
>>>>>> to store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using)
>>>>>> his bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg
>>>>>> pocket hole system.
>
> So what happens if you wear them out?? You might have to buy HIM some
> new tools. :-)

Well so far, they're in better shape than when they came to me. By the time
I wear them out, I'll be happy to buy an equivalent replacement for him in
order not to give up the (nicer) replacement I'll have bought for myself.
:-)

Colin

CB

"Colin B."

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

05/11/2007 2:14 AM

brandom11 <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 2, 8:14 pm, Puckdropper <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Colin B." <[email protected]> wrote innews:[email protected]:
>>
>>
>> > PH Thorsted <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:06:52 +0100, Colin B. wrote:
>>
>> >>> Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the
>> >>> hell.
>>
>> >>> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
>> >>> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing
>> >>> to store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using)
>> >>> his bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg
>> >>> pocket hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost
>> >>> complete shop handed to us, for the indefinite future!
>>
>> >>> I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!
>>
>> >> Hope he doesn't ask for them back when when you are in the middle of
>> >> a project. :)
>>
>> > Ah well, that would just force me to buy all new tools, which would be
>> > a financial hardship, but a great Christmas present to myself (any
>> > time of year :-).
>>
>> Just tell him your storage fee is the finishing of the current project.
>> (There's been a few times I'd heard the phrase, "Can I come over to
>> borrow my tools?")

Now that sounds like a fine plan. I intend to pre-emptively bribe him by
making him something nice (and wooden) for Christmas.

> NOT a gloat. You are only delaying the purchase of all of the tools
> mentioned once your brother in law asks for them back. I'm sure once
> you realize how much fun you can have that your expenditures for wood
> and other "must" have tools will be considerable.

Ah, but we were already planning the first of many expenditures towards
this goal anyways. Basically, we already had one foot down the rabbit
hole, and this just pushed us further.

Colin

PT

PH Thorsted

in reply to "Colin B." on 02/11/2007 10:06 PM

02/11/2007 4:06 PM

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:06:52 +0100, Colin B. wrote:

> Well, it seems that I'm a bit overdue in this post, but what the hell.
>
> A few months ago, my brother-in-law was shuffling/consolidating his
> worldly goods around, and asked my wife and I if we would be willing to
> store some of his things. As a result, we're storing (and using) his
> bandsaw, jointer, thickness planer, router and table, and Kreg pocket
> hole system. In the space of an hour, we got an almost complete shop
> handed to us, for the indefinite future!
>
> I've been having a LOT of fun this fall!
>
> Colin


Hope he doesn't ask for them back when when you are in the middle of a
project. :)

Would like to have a brother in law like that myself.

Paul T.


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