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Brag Forum / Re: Guitar Wallet

« on: March 05, 2011, 07:09:25 pm »

I have been planning to make the guitar case from Steve's plan as a gift for my stepson who is a bass player, to be used for storing guitar picks or other small items. I like yours too Franko.
Gabby

 

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Wood Facts A Series Saturday

« on: March 05, 2011, 06:57:39 pm »

Is it just me or does anyone else think it looks like watermellon?
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Do you believe this .....

« on: March 05, 2011, 06:49:05 pm »

yguy
That would be great except for the logistics. I'm afraid this is the only coffee shop we all can get to. Besides if everyone showed up you would be bankrupt with coffee over a buck a cup.
Do any remember when coffee was a nickle and donuts 10 cents, pie a quarter? I do!
I'm very happy to see everyone keeping our responses civil even though we might not agree. I'm really saddened by what I see on the news. Not everyone is as respectful of the other guy's rights or opinion as this group. I hope we keep it that way.
We all need to keep an open and discerning mind in order to evaluate what is going on around us, much of which contains quite a bit of slight of hand used by those who would misrepresent their goals. I'm not pointing to just one faction, we have to use our brains for something other than to keep our ears from bumping into each other. We need to study what the results of their actions will lead to no matter who they are.
Respectfully,
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday

« on: March 05, 2011, 03:37:04 am »

I spend a lot of my time on the PC looking at different things, it expands my understanding of many things. They don't always stay in my memory unless something will trigger it.
I had my daughter and her husband here last summer, and embarrassingly everything he would say to me would bring back an old memory that I hadn't thought of for years, and I couldn't help myself I just had to tell it all to him. I'm glad he was patient with me and very understanding.
Here I go again my mouth running away with me. LOL
Keep up the informative wood facts or whatever you have in mind, they're good.
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Wood Facts A Series Friday

« on: March 04, 2011, 11:21:23 pm »

Interesting, I took some extract from that tree it is supposed to help memory. I couldn't detect any changes, I guess it was too late for me. LOL

My little translator told me Dawie is Afrikaans for David pretty cool.
Where do you research the information on the different trees?
I went to the website the photo was from and everything is in it's scientific name. No common names. Might as well be in Swahili to me.
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Rest in Peace: Mr. Common Sense

« on: March 04, 2011, 10:50:28 pm »

It is a sad sad day He will be missed deeply but I am sure sooner or later he will rise a gain and take back the reins of life. (With a little luck it will be Jan 2013)

It better be before then!
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: I do not understand idioms

« on: March 04, 2011, 10:38:36 pm »

Well that website you posted was pretty sexy, sure had me fooled!
Gabby

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: silhouette art

« on: March 04, 2011, 10:29:32 pm »

So I take it you remember those days, huh Gabby?

Huh? Remember what days, ya whippersnapper?
LOL
Gabby

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Intarsia / Re: Helms Wheel

« on: March 04, 2011, 10:25:24 pm »

Hi Gabby, what of warning you get?

Heiko

Durn this getting old. I don't remember now what the warning was.
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Do you believe this .....

« on: March 04, 2011, 10:07:43 pm »

Sorry Gabby, I think our governor is taking away pay and benefits and trying to eliminate unions which will cause teachers to go into the private sector ie. computers and math especially, at a time when we need better - qualified teachers not fewer

My understanding of the situation, and I may be wrong.
Is the benefits are so expensive that they are bankrupting the state and corporations. Which is happening all across the country and not just the teachers. The strangle hold created by tenure which makes it impossible in many places to fire those who are doing a mediocre job is forceing the hiring of more people in order to make up for those not doing their jobs. What ever become of competition in the work place? This country was built on competition, not complacency! Through out my working life I knew that if I wasn't up to the job I would be replaced which made me try and do my best. I don't see how we can expect less than that of anyone, without producing shody products at greater expense. I believe my analogy fits no matter what line of work is being done.
Respectfully to all,
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Blog support please?!

« on: March 04, 2011, 02:26:30 am »

I'm impressed Harold. Very well said with a Christian attitude.
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Hey Marion

« on: March 04, 2011, 01:35:54 am »

I don't photograph well and this was one of the better ones 

Watch it Marion you are bringing out the pervert in us all! 
ROFLMAO
Gabby

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The Coffee Shop / Re: not woodworking

« on: March 04, 2011, 01:33:41 am »

Wow Cherie that is some video. I just finished watching the whole thing through, it begins as a rah rah for walmart then becomes an expose`. Well worth the time to see just how arrogant they really are. I always knew they were pushing the little guys out and weren't doing anything to really help the community. They are following the pattern from the old mining towns where everything was owned by the mine and you could only buy from the company store as you weren't payed cash.
Ernie Ford sung 16 tons about this situation. This is probably too old a song for many nowadays to remember.
These are the conditions that spawned the unions, which have overstepped their mandate, and are now as big if not a bigger problem with their corrupt control of those they have payed to elect to office through out all of politics. The watch dog has turned on their owners they were placed there to protect. Now their demands have made it impossible to remain competitive and the jobs have been sent to places where the wages are much cheaper. The USA has lost it's production edge it had throughout the 1800's and most of the 1900's. No wonder Detroit and other manufacturing citys are turning ionto ghost towns.
Sign me "a concerned old fart".
Gabby
For those having problems viewing Cherie's link try right clicking and open it in another window or tab depending on your operating system. It worked for me.

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The Coffee Shop / Re: Do you believe this .....

« on: March 03, 2011, 11:03:43 pm »

yguy, I'm not really sure what you are trying to say. Please clarify.
Gabby

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Brag Forum / Re: Ark

« on: March 03, 2011, 10:14:28 pm »

Great job Bill, some of the critters look to be having fun as well. Lots of very fine detail I'm thinking you had to be very careful not to break it.

I'm just sitting here thinking up all the things this guy might be telling his wife or friends about the crazy guy building an ark in his little shop and looking for animals. Not enough room here for my wild imagination. LOL
Gabby