[Land-speed] being an old guy

23weldon 23.weldon at comcast.net
Thu Jul 21 10:15:16 MDT 2011


Whenever I do a major cleanup in my shop it is like going to a swap meet, 
discovering all kinds of neat stuff and not having to pay for any of it.
Coping ------ I always carry a sharpie pen in my pocket.  Everything opaque 
container or box gets marked with the contents.
Swap meets -- Anytime I see a cheap tape measure I buy it.  I put one in my 
pocket in the morning and by noon it has disappeared. Ditto the sharpie pen. 
I buy boxes of them at Costco.
A lot of foods are packed in wide mouth clear plastic jars these days. Clear 
plastic containers are great because you can see what's inside.  The 
dishwasher cleans them out and usually loosens the labels.  Unlike glass 
jars they usually don't break when dropped.
Garden tools -- They all get painted orange for visibility.
I keep a detailed calendar.  I never had to do that when I was a kid.  .I 
don't have any other to-do lists.  Those things are depressing tyrants.
I have to write down the names of the friend's and neighbor's kids and pets. 
Ditto passwords and pin #'s.
My old feet don't like new shoes.  A stitch-all is a great tool for 
preserving old shoes. Glad I don't have to go on job interviews any more.
Ed Weldon

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From: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren536 at comcast.net> 


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