Folks -
It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
postive for AARP....
She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
say no!
So, we got the booty home, and I was checking things out... All this stuff
was NEW - the power cords still had their twist ties and talcum on them.
Though I am always on the lookout for a good deal, this was a bit over the
top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called her anyway
and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it for her until
she got things better organised - I didn't want to take advantage of a
situation. She was thankful, and very gracious, but was very sure she
wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to sell some of her
other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd have more
satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it and appreciate
it. In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud router bits that
she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
John Moorhead
John Moorhead wrote:
> for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
> doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
> postive for AARP....
AARP?
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
And the spiraling winds of suckage. Thou suckest muchly sirrah, muchly.
(And for any anal people in the audience who want to point out that I didn't
conjugate that verb correctly using the archaic verb forms... Yes, I'm
perfectly aware of that. So nyah.)
--
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/
John Moorhead wrote:
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
If lending a helping hand when you can,
making every effort to never take advantage
of anyone, and being a good friend makes
one a fool - you're in very good company.
Though I'm sure it wasn't intended, your
deeds are the gloat, the tools are icing.
Contrary to the opinion of the skeptics,
good things do happen to good people.
charlie b
John Moorhead wrote:
>
> Folks -
>
> It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
> had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
> Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
> for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
> doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
> postive for AARP....
>
> She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
> 1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
> Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
> over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
> say no!
>
<<Snippage>>
>
> John Moorhead
This reminds me of an event that happened to me about 20 years ago.
I had an ad in a local paper for cleaning out attics and such,
sometimes for the contents. Got a call from a little old lady about
70 to clean out her garage. When I arrived, she explained that her
husband had died and she wanted all the stuff moved out of the 2 car
garage so she could use it as a garage again. I took a look and
found a 10" powermatic TS, Jet jointer, drill press, bandsaw, lathes
(both metal and wood), and handtools too numerous to mention.
Cutting torch, welding machine, basically a complete metal and
woodworking shop.
I asked her how much she wanted for it, and she wanted nothing, just
to get it out of there! I wandered around the shop for about an
hour inventorying the place, but couldn't bring myself to just take
it. I told her that unless she was very well off that I would try
to sell it for her and give her the money and take whatever was
left.
I called a friend of mine that had a cabinet shop. He came over and
after he and a welding friend of his were through, the lady was
$7,000 richer and I still had over a thousand dollars worth of
various tools, bits, blades, etc, plus free use of the cabinet shop
when I needed it!
I felt better than if I had just taken the whole shebang, and the
little lady was thrilled.
Now that I have a few bucks in my pocket, I am waiting for a similar
deal to come around again.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
"Ken Johnsen" <[email protected]> wrote in news:ieyAd.38574$ld2.16383022
@twister.nyc.rr.com:
> Agreed, and I couldn't say it better
>
> "charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> John Moorhead wrote:
>>
>> > Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>>
>> If lending a helping hand when you can,
>> making every effort to never take advantage
>> of anyone, and being a good friend makes
>> one a fool - you're in very good company.
>> Though I'm sure it wasn't intended, your
>> deeds are the gloat, the tools are icing.
>>
>> Contrary to the opinion of the skeptics,
>> good things do happen to good people.
>>
>> charlie b
>
Amen!
Patriarch
Have not posted for quite some time, but I had to chime in on this one...
you suck.
Kevin B.
"John Moorhead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Folks -
>
> It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
> had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
> Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
> for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
> doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
> postive for AARP....
>
> She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
> 1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
> Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
> over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
> say no!
>
> So, we got the booty home, and I was checking things out... All this
> stuff was NEW - the power cords still had their twist ties and talcum on
> them. Though I am always on the lookout for a good deal, this was a bit
> over the top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called
> her anyway and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it
> for her until she got things better organised - I didn't want to take
> advantage of a situation. She was thankful, and very gracious, but was
> very sure she wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to
> sell some of her other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd
> have more satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it
> and appreciate it. In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud
> router bits that she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
>
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
> John Moorhead
>
>
>
SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!! Gotta love those AARP beauties!!! ooops
"John Moorhead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Folks -
>
> It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
> had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
> Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
> for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
> doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
> postive for AARP....
>
> She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
> 1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
> Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
> over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
> say no!
>
> So, we got the booty home, and I was checking things out... All this
stuff
> was NEW - the power cords still had their twist ties and talcum on them.
> Though I am always on the lookout for a good deal, this was a bit over the
> top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called her
anyway
> and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it for her
until
> she got things better organised - I didn't want to take advantage of a
> situation. She was thankful, and very gracious, but was very sure she
> wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to sell some of her
> other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd have more
> satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it and
appreciate
> it. In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud router bits
that
> she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
>
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
> John Moorhead
>
>
>
Robert Allison wrote:
>
> This reminds me of an event that happened to me about 20 years ago.
> I had an ad in a local paper for cleaning out attics and such,
> sometimes for the contents. Got a call from a little old lady about
> 70 to clean out her garage. When I arrived, she explained that her
> husband had died and she wanted all the stuff moved out of the 2 car
> garage so she could use it as a garage again. I took a look and
> found a 10" powermatic TS, Jet jointer, drill press, bandsaw, lathes
> (both metal and wood), and handtools too numerous to mention.
> Cutting torch, welding machine, basically a complete metal and
> woodworking shop.
>
<SNIP>
It must be about 15 years or so back there was this elderly woman at
Loma Linda Hospital (CA). She was terminal. There was this one orderly
there in his mid 20's. He noticed she never had any visitors come and
see her so he started to chat with her and visiting with her on his
breaks, sometimes taking her on wheelchair walks through the hospital
area. The woman, as it turned out was rich and left the kid her house(a
big one, Victorian style in Redlands) and a pile of cash. It pays to be
nice.
Glen
I tip my hat to you sir, for that is a gloat withstanding to none!
Rich
"John Moorhead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Folks -
>
> It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
> had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
> Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
> for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
> doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
> postive for AARP....
>
> She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
> 1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
> Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
> over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
> say no!
>
> So, we got the booty home, and I was checking things out... All this
> stuff was NEW - the power cords still had their twist ties and talcum on
> them. Though I am always on the lookout for a good deal, this was a bit
> over the top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called
> her anyway and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it
> for her until she got things better organised - I didn't want to take
> advantage of a situation. She was thankful, and very gracious, but was
> very sure she wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to
> sell some of her other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd
> have more satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it
> and appreciate it. In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud
> router bits that she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
>
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
> John Moorhead
>
>
>
Agreed, and I couldn't say it better
"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> John Moorhead wrote:
>
> > Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
> If lending a helping hand when you can,
> making every effort to never take advantage
> of anyone, and being a good friend makes
> one a fool - you're in very good company.
> Though I'm sure it wasn't intended, your
> deeds are the gloat, the tools are icing.
>
> Contrary to the opinion of the skeptics,
> good things do happen to good people.
>
> charlie b
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:33:29 GMT, "John Moorhead"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Folks -
>
>It finally happened! I've got a gloat! This gal in my woodshop class has
>had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
>Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
>for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
>doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
>postive for AARP....
>
>She has a Porter Cable Tiger Saw, about 3 cuts away from new, a Milwaulkee
>1/2" BEEFY angle head drill, a Senco 2" finish nailer, and a Craftsman
>Stationary Drill press. She wanted me to have them for Rose and I going
>over to her place and assembling an huge old bookcase! Whooeee! I didn't
>say no!
>
>So, we got the booty home, and I was checking things out... All this stuff
>was NEW - the power cords still had their twist ties and talcum on them.
>Though I am always on the lookout for a good deal, this was a bit over the
>top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called her anyway
>and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it for her until
>she got things better organised - I didn't want to take advantage of a
>situation. She was thankful, and very gracious, but was very sure she
>wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to sell some of her
>other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd have more
>satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it and appreciate
>it. In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud router bits that
>she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
>
>Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
>John Moorhead
>
>
you suck.
"John Moorhead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> , and has tested postive for AARP....
>
Great line!
>
> Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
But you earned it. Good luck with it. And in return, if the new replaces
anything old, dispose of it for the same price. It makes you feel good.
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 01:33:29 GMT, "John Moorhead"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Folks -
>
>It finally happened! I've got a gloat!
You certainly do!
> This gal in my woodshop class has
>had a mess of tools and things in storage back east for several years.
>Anyway, she finally went back and got them all shipped out and had NO room
>for many of the items. I've helped her in the past, cutting down plywood,
>doing grunt work for her, she's just a slip of a thing, and has tested
>postive for AARP....
>
AARP?
... snip of that which is too painful to read again
>top. I knew that she knew what the stuff was worth, but I called her anyway
>and told her that I'd consider it that I was just "storing" it for her until
>she got things better organised - I didn't want to take advantage of a
>situation.
... and you sir, are a gentleman and to be commended -- upon such people
should such gloats be bestowed. Good for you!
> She was thankful, and very gracious, but was very sure she
>wanted me to have it. She explained that she'd tried to sell some of her
>other tooling, only to get a pittance for it, and she'd have more
>satisfaction knowing that it went to someone who would use it and appreciate
>it.
... and she seems a charming and gracious lady. Very good!
> In closing, she said she had a "whole bunch" of Freud router bits that
>she wanted to give to me, once she found them.
>
alright, that's over the top -- you suck. :-)
>Sometimes fortune favors the foole!
>
Congratulations and commendations. And for more than just falling into
some good tools, also for your gracious actions.
>John Moorhead
>
>
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