Tom comments on my wish for only a select number of saws:

> And Bob reveals that he has a partially crippled Accumulator
gene.

Thank you so much for that message.  I intend to show it to The
Captain this afternoon as evidence that I'm not so far gone as she
thinks I am.

Actually, I have a method of tool acquistion that has served me
very well.  First, I determine that I have a 'need' for a particular tool,
usually kindled by some comment on this list.  This is the easy
part.  Then I enter a self-imposed cooling off period, typically about
a month.  Next, assuming I still feel this need (which is usually
white hot after 'cooling' for a month), I build a place for it in my tool
cabinet.  Only then do I actually look to acquire.

This method tends to keep impulse purchases to a minimum.  But
once I've actually decided to buy, and I build a home for the tool,
the urge to acquire is completely overwhelming.  The shop
becomes incomplete without it.

It helps to develop a sanguine temperament.

I would like to thank Patrick Leach for his example of the wealth of
selection as opposed to the wealth of accumulation, as
demonstrated by the Inner Sanctum.

-Bob Key - which I'm building a nice sawtill, ain't I?

At 02:48 PM 9/23/99 -0400, twas written:
>
>Tom comments on my wish for only a select number of saws:
>
>> And Bob reveals that he has a partially crippled Accumulator
>gene.
>
That comment has been bothering me.  I ain't been had for a long time, and
think mabee some baby boomer Galoots need to learn some respect for us
older folks.

C'mon Jeff, you can whip 'em into shape for us.

Gene :>)