Robert / And Fellow Stain Fighters,

The fact that you mentioned my name, in that company is very flattering, but 
I am hardly worthy. I learned most of what I know just hanging around the 
Porch.

This time of year is quiet for me usually. Let's see, the shop is about 10 
deg, the flea is under 2 ft of snow, not many yaaaaad sales in these 
paaaaats this time of yeaaaa. Add to that my getting laid off a year ago (I 
have a good job now as of Jan 1), which shortened tool funds considerably, 
and SWMBO has been working weekends to get health insurance (and will be 
till March 1), and that leaves me at home watching 3 kids, 10g, 7g, 6b. And, 
there are 5 of us living in a 900 sq ft house, so I'm working on designing 
(Yup, I can draw) a large addition, before we all go crazy (too late for 
some). So that acquisition of tools, and the use of tools for recreational 
and therapeutic purposes has been seriously reduced. Hard to find time to 
read the many list posts as of late.

My point is, I think some folks may not post to OldTools for reasons other 
than them being disgruntled.  Sometimes life just has a way of filling in 
the open spaces.

Al Perreault
Wachusett Galoot
Westminster, Ma

Oh, and that darn football team keeps winning, too.

Looking forward to spring, and the Atkin's backsaw I just won from 
mrsdeadhorse.

> Finally, I would like to recognize some of the experts that have joined 
> the
> porch in the last few years. Not least would be The Chemist, a.k.a. Mark
> Marsay, a.k.a. Gimpy. How about the Rev. Ron sticking his experienced nose
> into threads concerning metalwork and plane blades, or Steve Knight in
> wooden plane-making threads. Tom Price, Bugbear, Tony Seo, Scott 
> Grandstaff,
> Alan Perreault, Kirk Eppler, Sandy Moss, Esther, ALF, Ken Greenburg, Jim E
> #1 and #2 from Wisconsin, Jim Thompson the old millrat...
>
> Gotta go make some shavings,
> Rob in Peoria (smack in the middle of Illinois, heart of the MidWest US)
>

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