tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post8744309236692360822..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: Cold, Wet And Wintry.Flintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-73854454815369209442010-07-14T21:53:08.684-07:002010-07-14T21:53:08.684-07:00Aiming for shaker style simplicity is not to be sn...Aiming for shaker style simplicity is not to be sneered at. being similary minor skilled at carpentry and iron work, I too take my pride in being good at other things whihc have minimal use in a civilised world but come TEOTWAWKI!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-90317071084448559012010-07-13T19:42:04.050-07:002010-07-13T19:42:04.050-07:00Yeah - I can't say I envy you being the head h...Yeah - I can't say I envy you being the head honcho there. But we both do our thing. I'm still teaching junior martial arts classes both as a regular thing, and for the school from time to time. I guess if I wasn't doing that, I might well be playing Boss Scout. I think that a degree of involvement is part of the price of parenthood.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-60406305036356916832010-07-13T15:03:10.626-07:002010-07-13T15:03:10.626-07:00No arguement for her re the partner thing, didn...No arguement for her re the partner thing, didn't mean to claim its easier just musing on the different perspective of scouts.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-91636951687053681962010-07-12T15:59:08.641-07:002010-07-12T15:59:08.641-07:00Oh, I can do the joints and stuff. But... yeah. No...Oh, I can do the joints and stuff. But... yeah. Not flash. Tends to be a lot of filler where the joints aren't so neat. But it's invariably excessively strong!<br /><br />Barnes -- I take your point about scouty stuff. But I don't really have your choice. It's the "GP's partner" thing again. If we couldn't set the boys loose, it would be next to impossible to manage at all.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-87952677730698100392010-07-11T22:23:02.043-07:002010-07-11T22:23:02.043-07:00However i once built a tv table with a jigsaw, pro...However i once built a tv table with a jigsaw, proper joints and everything. It wasn't flash but only threw it out this year.beesohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876219112305527188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-62228471605693525152010-07-11T19:24:50.809-07:002010-07-11T19:24:50.809-07:00I failed at table recently. I know your pain.I failed at table recently. I know your pain.Ysambarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360071758069381121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-45651686935842777612010-07-10T23:35:40.056-07:002010-07-10T23:35:40.056-07:00I envy you being able to hand the boys over for sc...I envy you being able to hand the boys over for scouty things. Scout trips for the weapon mean I have to pack up my kit as well and look after him and 20 others.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-63721970142905511112010-07-10T18:26:24.390-07:002010-07-10T18:26:24.390-07:00I like a man whose retirement hobby is more compet...I like a man whose retirement hobby is more competent and dangerous than most men's careers...Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-45141053755166014502010-07-10T18:00:58.117-07:002010-07-10T18:00:58.117-07:00MMmmmmm Marshmallows! I used to make marshmallows ...MMmmmmm Marshmallows! I used to make marshmallows for take a plate days when The Brat was at Kindy. And Marshmallow bunnies at Easter, and marshmallows for birthday parties! I love home made marshmallows... and hot chocolate... and I'm going to look for my recipe now... <br /><br />Or maybe when I stop feeling Ick. I'll get back to you on that.Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743732421663633743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-53654758708825582642010-07-10T12:48:17.862-07:002010-07-10T12:48:17.862-07:00My grandfather. My grandfather is just one year sh...My grandfather. My grandfather is just one year shy of 50 years on the farm in Iowa. He spent much of that working an assembly line at the Lennox factory in Marshaltown and farming evenings and weekends. Between the mechanical and the agricultural experience, he has emerged as an *absurdly* competent individual. <br /><br />When my grandparents started getting on in years, and the steps upstairs to their bedroom started to look daunting, he planned and built a bathroom and bedroom extension. He had a guy deal with the concrete, but the rest was his own two hands.<br /><br />A few years later, when he had retired and needed a hobby, it was time to build a log cabin. He cut down the trees, gave the wood a year to dry, and then cut and assembled the whole thing. No plans or blueprints either. He had the whole thing in his head.<br /><br />82 and amazing. That is my grandpa.Jyggdrasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103800860401813367noreply@blogger.com