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| 44043 | tom thornton <tomthornton@n...> | May-29-1998 | Biography of Tom Thornton |
Retired from : ( in desending order), Recycling Electronic Equipment, DP Mgr Local Phone Co, Honeywell System, they went belly up Dp Mgr Natl fertlizer Co, Honeywell System, they moved to Tenn. Dp Inventory Consultant, Natl Consulting Co., quit to stop traveling DP Mgr National Service Bureau, Miami Fla, too hot moved north Sold Business machines for natl Co Owned business, 4 bay truck stop, return too small for effort Repairman for Natl Office Equipment Co, remember the mechanical adding machines ??? went way of do-do bird Korean Conflict, USNR, USCG WW2, Electrician to Electronics Still have some of the WW2 hand tools, ( no wood working, sorry) Resident, in reverse order, New Jersey, Columbus Ohio, Miami Shores Fla, Dayton Ohio, Rockford Ill, Buffalo NY. Amateur home organist,play lunch twice weekly at local rest home (Volunteer) . Have keyboard and travel with it. Appointed organist for 7 Masonic Lodges in area, ( 45 yr member). Currently take one weeks Elder Hostel trip/session every other month, (MD said travel now because it becomes harder past 75 and I'm 70 now ) Visit Antique shops but more success at all local flea markets Cat lover, currently under control of 15 lb Siamese ( our second) who is chewer, many things have bite marks to prove he approves of them. Currently collecting and restoring bench clamp mounted, hand cranked grinders plus a few common metal planes. Is cheapest item I know of. Wife collects cobalt blue glassware. Out of space for the grinders,,count is now 52 ,,,, ugh - Tom Thornton, Morristown, New Jersey, USA | |||
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