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<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Hi All, =
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<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>I've spent the past =
6 months
buying nearly every thing to populate my shop. <SPAN
class=968211121-23062005> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>You name it, I've bought it....and usually =
the best I
could find.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>My wife <SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>and two kids are </SPAN><SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>away </SPAN>in Malaysia taking our <SPAN =
class=968211121-23062005>7yr old </SPAN>son to an acupuncture =
center <SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>in Kuala Lumpur, </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN =
class=968211121-23062005></SPAN><FONT
size=2>in hopes of treating his inability to communicate due to
Autism. <SPAN class=968211121-23062005> =
</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=968211121-23062005></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005><FONT =
size=2>(Some
initial improvement, but no miracles yet. =
</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>Thankfully, our son <SPAN
class=468421821-23062005>is otherwise healthy, </SPAN>know<SPAN
class=468421821-23062005>s</SPAN> who his parents are, and loves us
back. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN
class=968211121-23062005>Not likely he'll ever </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>earn an MBA =
from
Harvard, but then who knows...? </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN =
class=968211121-23062005><FONT
size=2>We count our blessings, and at least we know he'll always have =
that same
heart of gold). </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>During the 5 months =
while
they've been away, I<SPAN class=968211121-23062005>
have </SPAN>been <SPAN class=968211121-23062005>left
</SPAN>"unsupervised" and have tooled up considerably.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>My fellow techs =
here in Boston
say that I need 'tool counseling. I'm afraid they might be =
planning
an 'intervention'. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Just saw this link =
on a
refinisher's discussion group list<SPAN class=968211121-23062005>, for =
a cool
milling machine</SPAN>: =
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<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&am=
p;Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573"><FONT
size=2>http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&a=
mp;Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>I have admitted I =
have the
problem, and cannot control my lust for tools, jigs and machines.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2> I understand =
that's the
first of the twelve steps. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Perhaps I'll take =
up
smoking!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT> =
</FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Brad Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial>www.smithpiano.com</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=Arial> </FONT>
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