The Wreck - And Politics - And A New Pledge

Tom Watson · 2004-10-13T02:13:08+00:00

Over the course of the past few months I have initiated a number ofthreads about Politics.In some cases I just sailed off the paper airplane and watched whathappened.In other instances I have provided interlinear encouragement to keepthe thread active.Th Debil made me do it.During the same compass of time I have started threads that weresolely about WoodDorking.While the Political threads bloomed and branched, in sum totalcreating over a thousand responses - the WoodDorking threads yieldedless than a hundred.We pretend, us Wreckers, to despise the intercession of the Politic -yet we jump all over it like a starving dog on a meatwagon.We lie to ourselves.From November of 1994 until three months ago, I said nary a word aboutPolitics on the Wreck.On the odd instance that I referred to it at all, it was withdisapprobation.Still, we stewed in the discussions from time to time and all of uswere culpable.Do I think that the Wreck should be "Politics Free"? Of course not.That would be unnatural - and I have always found the Wreck to be themost natural realm of public discourse - given that its main intent isthat of WoodDorking.I have heard the Wreck described as a neigborhood tavern, mostlyfrequented by WoodDorkers.I have seen it described as a simulacrum of a country store, with afine pot-bellied stove, around which we all gather to spin our talesand trade information - mostly about WoodDorking.Most of us had Mommas that educated us to the degree that we would notintroduce The Big Three into conversations with either strangers orfriends - Sex, Religion, and Politics. Lordy, were we not payingattention?Y'all do what you want - my personal experiment with talking Politicson the Wreck is over.You have my personal pledge that I will not initiate, nor will Irespond to any thread that has to do with Politics.However, it would be nice, if the next time that someone starts athread about Design, or Joinery, or Finishing - that the Group, as awhole, showed it the same level of...

Oct 13, 2004 26 Replies

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Rob Stokes 21 years ago

donno what one it is.... I think the bottle said sumthin' about "safe for all primary grades" on it.... :)

Rob

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Leon 21 years ago

LOL Elmer's Pro Bond is in a round bottle about 2.5" in diameter and 7 inches tall. Big cap for easy refilling and has a large orange cone shaped cap.

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Rob Stokes 21 years ago

(that's what it is, I'm just havin' a little fun. Shhhh...!)

Rob

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Mark & Juanita 21 years ago

Is it significantly (i.e, noticeably) longer? Especially here in the dry desert, longer open times would be a really good thing. Strength seem to be the same as titebond?

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Leon 21 years ago

...........o.............k.................. That hook was pretty sharp.. ;~)

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Tom Watson 21 years ago

Oh, my - and Socrates along with me, I suppose.

Regards, Tom.

"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

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Larry Jaques 21 years ago

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:45:43 -0400, Tom Watson calmly ranted:

Hey, leave soCrates out of the plonkin' bidness, will ya?

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