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wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:14 pm

Seeeee? I told you so!:eek:
Bill V

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:47 pm

Maybe we should start an octogenarian's club.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:17 pm

charlese wrote:Maybe we should start an octogenarian's club.

That ain't fair to us whipper snappers.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:22 pm

JPG40504 wrote:That ain't fair to us whipper snappers.

Sure it is grasshopper! Maybe you could join as a wannabe:p
When you get there, short naps at Noon help a bunch:)

Wanted an opportunity to call you that g-h name for a long time:rolleyes: Don't say Pffft!

debrown · Post by **debrown** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:54 pm

They say the memory is the second thing to go......That way you won't remember what the first thing was.

I do know that I say "It's on the tip of my tongue" a whole heck of a lot more than I used to.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:04 pm

debrown wrote:They say the memory is the second thing to go......That way you won't remember what the first thing was. ] "It's on the tip of my tongue" [/B]a whole heck of a lot more than I used to.

At least you know where to 'find' it.

Perhaps if we kept it in our mind, we could 'remember' it better.

idcook · Post by **idcook** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:09 pm

JPG40504 wrote: Perhaps if we kept it in our mind, we could 'remember' it better.

Maybe, but a notepad and trays do go a long way toward saving time, energy and money.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:39 pm

Don't let anyone tell you your memory is going when you forget to zip up.

It's going (probably gone) when you forget to zip down:eek:

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:09 am

Yesterday I set about lubing the Shopsmith. Got the upper sheave oiled with no problem. The bottom sheave is too low for me to bend over and spend time searching for the hole. So, I sat on the floor, rotated the shaft, spread the spring, not remembering exactly how far along the shaft was the hole, I had to try several times. Just couldn't find it. Needed more light! Got up and retrieved my head mounted LED and went back to the process. FINALLY found it. So, in one simple process, three age related hindrances reared their ugly heads. Not to mention the concrete shop floor was darned cold!

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:59 am

Gene Howe wrote:The bottom sheave is too low for me to bend over and spend time searching for the hole.

Use a permanent marker to mark the location of the oil hole on the sheave.

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