Re: Six Years

[Jim Davis <Madno@xxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 7:27:10 PM UTC-5, ABLE1 wrote:
> On 1/8/2023 6:13 PM, Jim Davis wrote:=20
> > On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 12:58:44 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote=
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> >> Six years since I burned out on contracting and shut it down. I don't=
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> >> miss it. I ran across this picture on my fishing website in a pictures=
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> >> directory. I enjoyed making that sign more than displaying it I think.=
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> >> December 1993 until December 2016. Full time running CNC Molds N Stuff=
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> >> ever since. Thanks Les.=20
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> >> http://yumabassman.com/pictures/IMG_20130521_083046_439.jpg=20
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> >> --=20
> >> Bob La Londe=20
> >> CNC Molds N Stuff=20
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> > So?=20
> > Do you still have it or is it firewood?=20
> > I would have kept it. But, - - - - then, I never throw anything away.=
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> > Ya just never know when your going to need something sometime.=20
> > In spite of the fact that my wife is Ms. "throw-it-away"=20
> > .=20
> > Through the years, I've kind-of wondered why I don't like to throw thin=
gs out. Two reasons have occurred to me. One, is that I just see a value in=
 something that has been wrought by the hand of anyone. Even a simple screw=
. There's value in my labor and I place that same value on things made by o=
thers. Things can be re=3Dused and/or repurposed. I've wondered if I inheri=
ted that from my (Depression era) parents or is it something that's just pa=
rt of my make up - - - - or not.=20
> > Secondly, and especially at this stage of my life, I've wondered and so=
metimes actually have used it as a "reminder" of places, things, jobs, acco=
mplishments (and failures) that I've experienced. In other words it expands=
 my memory.=20
> > .=20
> > If so, I have a chronicle of my life down in my basement and the paperw=
ork to back it up. :->>
> First off, sorry that I have been among the missing. The Brain has been=
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> preoccupied.......................=20
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> Jim, your excuse of collecting of STUFF is Right On with my basement!!=20
> I am troubled trying to find a way to clean things up. Maybe we should=20
> start a small junk store in New Jersey that would be about half way=20
> between US. We could sell the STUFF and have a place to put our new=20
> collections. Then again........... maybe not!!!!=20
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> Les

I have a feeling that New Jersey would become just another warehouse in tri=
bute to the cause.=20
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We could call it
 " I'd Rather Have it and Not Need It then Need It and Not Have It" Warehou=
se.=20
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And one of Murphy's laws would take over. "If you have a space you'll fill =
it"

But I know what you mean. I don't have a space to sort things out in. I'd l=
ike to just scoop everything up and dumpsterize it but I just can't bring m=
yself to do it.=20
Jeeeeeze