bitshird
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The powers that be gave me permission to use my new lathe, actually any thing other than my Mill has been off limits since the 2nd or third of January, I have around 20 Fountain pens to do, and I really want to try some bowls and or platters, that was the reason to get the new lathe to beginwith, after supervising and doing a little digging I only dug when the other guys needed a break (we dug almost 140 ft of waterline, to find the frozen area, I was soooo stupid, we have been near zero for over a week and when we got warm up all the way up to 25 over night I didn't think we needed to run water, (can you say Dumb A$$) sure you can, :embarrassed: I have never seen the ground freeze over an inch or two, well this time it was froze almost a foot deep, and there was a washed out area that the water line was only down about 3 or 4 inches due to erosion from all the rain we had last summer. we've been with out water since early Tuesday morning untill last night, we still haven't back filled the trench, it filled with water, we finished in a pouring rain, my shoulder still hurts, but I did exactly what the Dr. said (for once) one or two more steroid shots, and MILD excersisze he thinks it will be OK with out surgery, if I don't get stupid. which for once I'll put forth the effort not to get dumb, which is hard for me.
So I have some blanks from Curtis and a special kit from Constant for my wife, being the sweet kind and loving spouse, she will allow me two hours turning time, but no lifting.
As much of an inconvenience as being with out water, (I had to fetch it by the bucket) from my daughters about 200 feet away, I honestly cried a bit watching CBS Sunday morning, and the tragedy in Haiti.
My wife and I were so up set at something so trivial as our crisis of no running water against the loss of life,and injury plus having your children die in your arms the difficulty getting the most vital items Water, Food, Medicine, watching that this morning really put that in perspective, I have it sooo easy it's ridiculous, yet still whine about the trivial misfortunes ( caused by my own stupidity), while an entire Nation struggles in a nearly hopeless situation. I pray that God lifts his mighty hand and spares as many of them as he can, and the Drs. and Medical support teams all come home safely.
So I have some blanks from Curtis and a special kit from Constant for my wife, being the sweet kind and loving spouse, she will allow me two hours turning time, but no lifting.
As much of an inconvenience as being with out water, (I had to fetch it by the bucket) from my daughters about 200 feet away, I honestly cried a bit watching CBS Sunday morning, and the tragedy in Haiti.
My wife and I were so up set at something so trivial as our crisis of no running water against the loss of life,and injury plus having your children die in your arms the difficulty getting the most vital items Water, Food, Medicine, watching that this morning really put that in perspective, I have it sooo easy it's ridiculous, yet still whine about the trivial misfortunes ( caused by my own stupidity), while an entire Nation struggles in a nearly hopeless situation. I pray that God lifts his mighty hand and spares as many of them as he can, and the Drs. and Medical support teams all come home safely.
