Good looks - caring - giving - knows what to get you and what you want . . . you don't suck - you have a natural vacuum! LOL!
Congrats on the haul (and for probably having one of the greatest women in the world standing by you!) That's even better than the haul!
Jim Mc Namara
Around lunch time today I responded to a "Honey, I just backed into the
> driveway ...will you help me unload the back of my van?" phone call from > SWMBO. >
> Looking out the window, I couldn't figure out why she backed up almost to
> the shop door ... but hell, I've learned the whys and wherefores of female
> logic down through the years and wisely kept my mouth shut.
>
> Suspecting nothing, I walked out to help, and here's what we unloaded ...
> directly into my shop:
>
> An almost brand new BOSS sander, w/stand and all the accessories; a spare
> drill press table (fits my drill press too, hot damn!); two large cardboard
> boxes full to the top of exotic wood blanks of assorted size (invoices in
> the two boxes total more than $400), a shrink wrapped, 8"X 6' 6/4 plank of
> what looks like zircote; 4 large turning blanks of various exotic woods; a 4
> X 4 X 12" chunk of ebony; 20 bf of walnut; a flexible gizmo that, when
> hooked to your air compressor hose, directs a constant stream of air
> anywhere you want; and a couple of dozen bandsaw table inserts (fit my
> bandsaw precisely!).
>
> The goods comprise my B'day present, which is later this week. She admitted
> to spending less than $200 for the lot at the sale of a business belonging
> to a friend of hers.
>
> No, there were no other tools and/or wood, and Yep ... she's got a sister
> (former Mrs. Arkansas) who's already taken (and a lot higher maintenance
> from what I can tell). Mine's just as pretty and somehow always
> instinctively zeros in on the right goods ... I'll hold onto what I've got. > > --
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