March 20, 20188 yr Popular Post 11 hours ago, Dadio said: Do lefty's use their right or left hand? Both. That's why we are twice as smart. Thus the saying "Everyone is born right handed but only the gifted overcome that".
March 20, 20188 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, HARO50 said: I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous! John I AM ambidextrous! I am equally bad with either hand. (But the left hand has most of the scars, because the right hand is usually holding the weapon, I mean tool).
March 20, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Artie said: I AM ambidextrous! I am equally bad with either hand. (But the left hand has most of the scars, because the right hand is usually holding the weapon, I mean tool). BTDT! Ouch. John
March 20, 20188 yr 4 hours ago, HARO50 said: I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous! John SNORK!!! 2 hours ago, Artie said: I AM ambidextrous! I am equally bad with either hand. (But the left hand has most of the scars, because the right hand is usually holding the weapon, I mean tool). SNORK!!! x2
March 21, 20188 yr Yesterday, I successfully managed to illuminate my previous post about how 50 years of woodworking doesn't preclude stupidity. In order to complete my table saw jointing system, I needed a way to extend the fence on the Shopsmith so that 6'-8' pieces could be jointed successfully. So, I spent half a day in the big town, looking for an 6’ to 8’ 2×2x2 U channel…or a steel stud. Nothing at the 2 big box boxes, went to two machine shops, two metal dealers and a scrap yard. No luck. This morning, stepped into the shop and found exactly what I need, hanging on the clamp rack. An HF quality…no name brand, anyway…clamping saw guide. Haven’t used it since my track saw was completed, years ago. Man, do I feel stupid. but, I’m a happy camper, now. The afternoon wasn’t a total waste, though. Picked up a dozen vertical toggle clamps at HF and a couple bottles of Del Bac. Can never have enough clamps, jigs or, good whiskey.
March 21, 20188 yr So....to further illuminate my penchant for ineptitude, as it turns out the fence extension was unnecessary. As was the trip to the big town. Feather boards did the trick. I now have 6 ea. 48" long walnut boards with two parallel edges ready for glue up. Anybody want a 40 y.o. 6" Craftsman jointer? I'll be so happy to get it outta my shop.
March 21, 20188 yr 32 minutes ago, HARO50 said: I'd be down there in a flash if you didn't live so dang far away! John How about we meet in Vegas?
March 21, 20188 yr Hey Gene I was just fixin to suggest Vegas. Back in 2000 wife and I got together a hole slue of people to meet in Las Vegas. 90% said they had never been and 100% of everyone said they had a great time... We met each morning for the breakfast in Circus Circus and that night again. After we ate everyone went their own way. A daughter and husband said we don't gamble so that don't sound interesting.. I told them we would pick them up at the air port then tell us after their visit there if they enjoyed themselves. We changed our minds, it was so much fun... The reason I suggested Circus Circus , they have the manor, thats four 3 story buildings of rooms with parking around each building... And during the week days is the cheapest and Circus a night can be 50.00 or much less a night...A motel off the strip can cost 80 to 100 a night.. We always would eat the buffett there then get in the car and since most all casino's have parking garages it is really easy to park in one, go to three or four casino's close to that parking garage then get in the car and go on down Las Vegas Blvd and park in another garage and see the sights in that area and so on...No two building are the same inside .. A trip through the dam is interesting or a tour in a helicopter or for more excitement a ride on the ferris wheel or I should say INSIDE the ferris wheel. It is 550 foot tall, thats equal to a 55 story building. Almost all casinos have a mall with some very strange things one can not see anywhere else..New York, New York all the people working there have the brooklyn accent. and all the garfetti one sees on the streets of New York city is right there on all the walls and a rolly coaster that comes through the building next to the people walking in the halls.. Paris Paris, the people working there I guess are from Paris France for they talk like it and are dressed as French people. A person can ride on the canals of the Venetian only you are up on the third floor of their Casino and one can not tell the difference once they get in the gondolas.. The batanical gardens are great at the Bellagio. Red Rock Canyon out of town just a short distance. Don't know if Imperial Palace is still there but they have a great antique auto show.. or did. Some of the dictators cars from WW11 , Very interesting arrangement of old autos. The roller coaster on top of the space needle, and I can't even remember the name of the casino. Oh and don't forget to stop at the pawn shop!! Sorry about the spelling but if someone was going to Las Vegas they need to Google it to see what each and every casino has to offer. Down Town is a different experience with walking under the lazer show on Fremont Street. We stay just three night each time we go cause there is lots of walking involved. And it would take a few weeks to see all LasVegas has to offer... Not running down Ohio or where ever it is being planned but hey these wives might want to do their own thing instead of listening to the same old wood stories...
March 21, 20188 yr And don't forget to click on to a few Casino's to check rates and don't forget the weekends are sometimes two or three times higher than the week nights. Circus circus does have 2 or 3 big tall hotels but wife and I both feel better if we are not on the hundredth floor when a fire breaks out. We never felt like the rooms were important for we were never in them very long for Vegas goes all night long...
March 21, 20188 yr A TPW get together in vegas, Reno or, even Laughlin would be a blast. My sis is an exec. With Mc Donalds and every couple of years, she'll hold a 4-5 day meeting in Vegas. She gets our rooms comped. Neither Phyl nor I like to gamble and, Mc Donalds buys our evening meals so, our trips to Vegas are pretty cheap. As you said, there is so much to see and do that if you get bored it's your own fault.
March 22, 20188 yr Gene I would have to disagree with Reno Or Laughlin. Either place, walk an hour and thats it, nothing else left to see, different.... Just walking through the forum in Caesars Palace one can find so many things never seen before and all interesting.. We found one store that had 10,000 sewing machines, no not every one wants to see old sewing machines including me but they are there...And that one casino you walk through a glass tunnel of a very large aquarium with sharks and minnows and things. The problem is a person never knows whats inside those building, casinos, unless you walk all the way through every one..
March 22, 20188 yr 8 hours ago, Gene Howe said: So....to further illuminate my penchant for ineptitude, as it turns out the fence extension was unnecessary. As was the trip to the big town. Feather boards did the trick. I now have 6 ea. 48" long walnut boards with two parallel edges ready for glue up. Anybody want a 40 y.o. 6" Craftsman jointer? I'll be so happy to get it outta my shop. GAVE AWAY, TO A GOOD FRIEND, LAST'UN I HAD.
March 22, 20188 yr 11 hours ago, Smallpatch said: Gene I would have to disagree with Reno Or Laughlin. Either place, walk an hour and thats it, nothing else left to see, different.... Just walking through the forum in Caesars Palace one can find so many things never seen before and all interesting.. We found one store that had 10,000 sewing machines, no not every one wants to see old sewing machines including me but they are there...And that one casino you walk through a glass tunnel of a very large aquarium with sharks and minnows and things. The problem is a person never knows whats inside those building, casinos, unless you walk all the way through every one.. That's true, Jesse. But selfishly, they are all closer to me than Ohio.
March 22, 20188 yr Gene you would be the ben e fish er of going to Vegas...... since its almost walking distance for you. Even my wife and myself would more than likely not go. But just thinking of a summer trip for a couple of folks, seeing many different sights one can't see in New York. Mississippi or Ohio and probably having the longest good memory of a fun time, then Las Vegas is the best place I think in the world one should visit... Kinda funny for a Wood working type of show use to go to Las Vegas but didn't do good so they cut it out of the schedule and I don't doubt there are probably more trade shows in Vegas each year than any other city for the reason there are more sights to see than any other place.
March 23, 20188 yr 9 hours ago, Smallpatch said: seeing many different sights one can't see in New York. Mississippi or Ohio Niagara Falls is lovely in the summertime! Hint, hint. John
March 23, 20188 yr Gene , we have more sharks and minnows here than they have in Vegas. Have you ever been to the Atlantic coast. You could do Niagara Falls as a drive by on your way.
March 23, 20188 yr In 2000 being freshly retired and some new camping wheels to drive we headed north, east then south then back home... I do want to warn people the north east is not for roaming campers even thought we had a very big book especially for people on the drive around. The book has all the rest areas, restaurants, truck stops, places for washing your dirty clothes and all the things only campers might be interested in...But the roads we were on... Driving east on 1-90 we make a clover leaf swing around under 90 on to the road that took us to Niagara Falls..Wow, as we were fixin to pass under 1-90 the sign said clearence 9 foot..this was the lane I was in . The left lane was solid cars. I had to ease to the left or else loose about two and a half foot of my camper....All kind of fingers shooting up and honking going on but hey, they do that in Texas so nothing new...Trying to get in to a parking area to see the Falls was a nightmare.. My 38 foot camper didn't want to fit in a car stall. Seeing the falls from the States side was a big let down.. Okay we look the big map book over and since we were headed toward Maine I suggested we drive along one of the great lakes going that direction . Wife says I have it all mapped out with the yellow marks a lot..... so take the next road to the left...For each long trip we took in the camper wife would use a different color marks a lot, this way when questions would arise as to where we went,, the arguments never happened again for here colored lines were proof enough ever for this hard headed guy who actually never won an argument on directions.. Anyway we were still in Niagara headed east toward the edge of a big great lake!!! and she start screaming, turn right , turn right, stop stop. I swung the camper to the right and by this time I had it stopped and she said didn't you see the sign on the underpass, no not with you screaming like that.... Well that sign hanging on that bridge said clearance, 11 foot........... Our camper is 12.4 foot tall. Okay calm down honey you did good. Maybe we should go about 20 miles an hour so we can have time to read the signs before we get to that point of no return... Okay we decided to go up the west side of New Hampshire, cross over the the east side and go down it and get back on an interstate heading east...Well somewhere about halfway down the east side of New Hampshire we were needing diesel so I said I'll just take the nest exit and it looks like a city is to the left after I come to the stop at the top of the over pass.. Wife says you can only turn right and I say yes there is a barrier there so I can't turn left..Okay, we go to the right... About a couple hundred foot it says welcome to the University of New Hampshire...I don't even know if that is the name but at that time I didn't give a hoot, I was where I didn't want to be for the streets became smaller and the pedestrians got larger and larger. I had to end up making some deep ruts all over their campus. We did make it to Bangor, Maine to a good sized rv park but the people running it warned me about the town. .???? We left there early the next morning ...Wife directed me to I-95 and we ended up way down yonder at the end of Florida.... Going down the Interstate there are signs showing what can be had at each exit...But with so many trees a person can't just see what might be at that exit. The signs does not mention after getting gas or eating the big rigs will have to back up to turn around for there are no blocks to go around to get back on the highway... And if someone is pulling a car with a tow-bar they will have to un-hook the car to do the backing up to turn around then re-hook the car.. So for a guy who if he wants to can see all the way in to New Mexico and with my stout binoculars can watch Gene when he comes outside to check for rain or what ever he is doing when he comes out with his hands up in the air dancing and mumbling like he does.. Also If you want a thrill of a life time try hearding a motor home under Chesapeake Bay Bridge through the little bitty tunnel.... Edited March 23, 20188 yr by Smallpatch
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