OK, I’m sitting here in my living room, reading the same woodworking magazines over and over again and watching a few taped episodes of the New Yankee Workshop while I suffer through a bad cold.
I’m sure you are not the least bit interested in hearing about my health. However, this does remind me of a woodworking experience.
Back in 1999, I had promised my sister-in-law that I would finish a little train table for my nephew. He was huge into Thomas the Tank Engine, and she wanted a place to set up his tracks.
As I was getting to the end of the project, I got nailed by a bad bug. I was running a low-grade fever, my head was clogged and I could barely get out of bed.
But, there I was in the shop, trying to concentrate on getting the final coat of finish on the project in time for the tyke’s birthday party.
If you have a similar story, send it my way at tom@tomsworkbench.com, and I’ll post some of the more interesting entries. I can’t promise you any fabulous prizes, a new Unisaw or a whole catalog’s worth of Lie Nielson planes, but, can I interest you in a few dirty tissues and cough drop wrappers?
Tom, I am so sorry that you are not feeling well!!! It must be the cold gloomy new england air that is getting to you… oh wait, that’s right, you live in FL – what is it there, 70? 80? ok…ok…65? yeah, whatever… up here in New England, where it is really cold we use 100 grit sandpaper for tissues….. I will put some triple ply tissues in the mail for…
Hope you feel better soon!!
G
Oh, sure Gail, yuk it up. I’ve been parked here in bed all day, and every neighbor has stopped by to give Rhonda fresh-picked oranges ’cause they hear I was ‘under the weather.’
I’m just ready to get better and get back to the shop.
My has been sick with the flu. I am lucky and do nopt normarlly get it. Maybe that is part of being a wee bit strange. Hopefully you get better soon.
Oh, Al, if only I could shake this right now…
Hey, this is the first cold I’ve had in three years… so, I guess I’m doing better than most…