OK, in a forum section for guys, it had to come up sooner or later. (no pun intended)
For any of you ladies out there who are lurking, please keep the laughter to a minimum.
After a half-century on this planet, things in the downstairs woodshop just don't seem to be the same as when I was younger. 35 years of drinking and smoking sort of left the fence post with a case of the termites.
I was taking those little blue diamond pills, you know what I'm talking about, just to have any hope of getting a good dovetail joint. The last couple years of my drinking career, I was popping the 100 mg blue diamonds just to get a short visit to the New Yankee Workshop. (sorry about that Norm).
Now that I'm nine months clean and sober, I had forgotten how well a solid piece of oak is much better suited for getting some good dowel work done, rather than balsa.
It didn't come back to the game overnight, but the Louisville Slugger is now back to home plate.
Its been a real motivator to stay the course, and keep off the booze and smokes to keep the pinewood derby car from crashing so often.
The supplements, the exercise, and all the rest have put me solidly back in the lumber construction business.
Oh, and yea, that Smilin' Bob is not the carpenter you might think. There's just no substitute for the blue diamond pressure treatment on the deck timbers.
So, any single ladies out there need any bookshelves or cabinets?? :wings:
For any of you ladies out there who are lurking, please keep the laughter to a minimum.
After a half-century on this planet, things in the downstairs woodshop just don't seem to be the same as when I was younger. 35 years of drinking and smoking sort of left the fence post with a case of the termites.
I was taking those little blue diamond pills, you know what I'm talking about, just to have any hope of getting a good dovetail joint. The last couple years of my drinking career, I was popping the 100 mg blue diamonds just to get a short visit to the New Yankee Workshop. (sorry about that Norm).
Now that I'm nine months clean and sober, I had forgotten how well a solid piece of oak is much better suited for getting some good dowel work done, rather than balsa.
It didn't come back to the game overnight, but the Louisville Slugger is now back to home plate.
Its been a real motivator to stay the course, and keep off the booze and smokes to keep the pinewood derby car from crashing so often.
The supplements, the exercise, and all the rest have put me solidly back in the lumber construction business.
Oh, and yea, that Smilin' Bob is not the carpenter you might think. There's just no substitute for the blue diamond pressure treatment on the deck timbers.
So, any single ladies out there need any bookshelves or cabinets?? :wings:
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