Tool counseling and possible intervention

[Greg Newell]

Brad,
         Hard NOT to have a little lust for this baby. Looks really cool! 
Hurry! There might not be much time left! When are they due back? :-)


best,
Greg




At 05:23 PM 6/23/2005, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>I've spent the past 6 months buying nearly every thing to populate my shop.
>You name it, I've bought it....and usually the best I could find.
>
>My wife and two kids are away in Malaysia taking our 7yr old son to an 
>acupuncture center in Kuala Lumpur,
>in hopes of treating his inability to communicate due to Autism.
>(Some initial improvement, but no miracles yet.
>Thankfully, our son is otherwise healthy, knows who his parents are, and 
>loves us back.
>Not likely he'll ever earn an MBA from Harvard, but then who knows...?
>We count our blessings, and at least we know he'll always have that same 
>heart of gold).
>
>During the 5 months while they've been away, I have been left 
>"unsupervised" and have tooled up considerably.
>My fellow techs here in Boston say that I need 'tool counseling.   I'm 
>afraid they might be planning an 'intervention'.
>
>Just saw this link on a refinisher's discussion group list, for a cool 
>milling machine:
>
><http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573>http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573
>
>I have admitted I have the problem, and cannot control my lust for tools, 
>jigs and machines.
>  I understand that's the first of the twelve steps.
>Perhaps I'll take up smoking!
>Best regards,
>
>Brad Smith, RPT
>www.smithpiano.com
>

Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
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