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The most expensive one I could get. I'd then sell it, buy a couple more practical ones and live off the remainder. Oh, wait a minute... I'm paying for this car. Never mind.
What's the worst hardware purchase you ever got for your shop?
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A Ryobi 7 inch circular saw, after the old small 20 yr old Makita one burnt out. That ryobi is the biggest bit of good-looking junk I ever regretted touching, except for a Ryobi air blaster which broke down a week out of warranty, and was barely used.
Otherwise, I'd say I haven't regretted any hardware purchases.
How many gallons of thinners do you go through per year?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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P.S. I'd better qualify that- it won't cut a 90 degree edge when set to do so- the guides wobble several degrees either way when tight, and the blade protector/cover jams against timber, rather than sliding back as you cut into something, and it's worse at 45 degree angles-it pushes you off course, and makes it hard to start any cut on the line you intended.
But it looks so nice & new, that I haven't a heart to throw it out!
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Not much at all, Ian...if you are refering to solvents. I work in water based mediums mostly. I probably haven't used more than a gallon of thinner this year.
Recount a favorite letterhead/walldog meet experience...
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Lurching around Lodi in Sawatzky's "Hecklemobile" on the way to harrass Jay Allen, only to have a local zoom by and yell at Dan: "Learn to drive!"
The heckler got heckled!
What equipment do you covet for your shop... other than a Ryobi 7 inch circular saw? You can get the saw free for a trip to Australia.
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-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5101 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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A CNC router. I have so many projects in my mind for one, the first being a new sign for my shop.
If a bra is an upper topper flopper stopper, and a jock strap is a lower decker pecker checker, and gold toilet paper is a super duper pooper scooper, what do you call a punch drunk Japanese boxer who's father has diahrea?
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5406 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Si, I'm a bit younger than Jon, so your brushes will get a bit more use here- I'll pass them on to Vicky after I'm done with them!
David, I'll put a 'reserved' sticker on that saw for you- come and get it, last week of October 2007, Letterheads-Oz!!!
What do you call a smelly piano-playing drunk ass (equine type) with a twich in one eye?
A winky blinky stinky plinky-plonky wonky donkey.
Now for the real question: How many computers do you have in your household & in your office?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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How the hell should I know? I am just a hapless loser. Just ask C.W....
What is your favorite sign book?
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6454 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Not having a written chiseled in stone exit policy.
Do you use the hand-over method or a mahl stick?
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6454 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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That's what I get for being a hapless loser... Hahahahahahaha!
Seriously, it was winter... February and March were the worst.
So, I really like the Law and Order series... all of them. Which is your favorite... Law and Order, Law and Order CI (Criminal Intent), or Law and Order SVU (Special Victims Unit)?
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6454 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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I like Law & Order the best. I was going to say that I liked the one with Fred Dalton Thompson the best but he has been in all three series.
How many meets have you attended that were not in the United States or Canada?
Judy
-------------------- Judy Pate Signs By Judy Albany, Georgia USA 229-435-6824
Live simply...Love generously...Care deeply...Speak kindly...Leave the rest to God. Posts: 2621 | From: Albany,GA,USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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How many meets have you attended that were not in the country in which you live?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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Probably the Hervey Bay meet that Darren Watkins hosted in 1999. I'd wanted to go to Jindabyne in 97 & Loxton in 98, but couldn't go & leave Joan with a freshly young family & a farm full of animals needing feeding etc, and no vehicle, so when it came to Qld, I was not going to miss it- so close to home!
Why was it good- well, Glenda Beatty & I went. We met Darren, Gail & Devo (yeah, I thought Devo & Darren were business partners or brothers or something then, too...!), Rob Clarke, Dan Seddon, Ticks, big Kev Browne, Rick & Ros & Gemma Hayman (who turns 21 this weekend), Brian Petty, Simon Reich, Dave Drane, John Rigby and stacks of others I'd heard about, plus a couple of Yankee fellows, and I can't remember who else...but it was a great influence on me- workshops, things happening, talent, games, really nice friendly people...and I decided I'd try & not miss any more, no matter what, and that one day when I'd get to host a meet, it would be something like that time!
All other meets come close, but that first one was the most memorable & influential to me!
edited to add I forgot a question...so I'll repeat Jon's question instead:
When, where & why was your most memorable letterheads (not hydroponic!) meet?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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It was my first meet. Though every one has it's special points and people, that feeling of wonder and inspiration at a first meet still takes the cake.
Did you work this weekend or take time off for the Memorial holiday in the US?
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
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Work on a weekend? Excuse me? LOL! One of the benefits of being a hapless loser... not that i worked many with what's his name...
What is favorite ice cream flavor?
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6454 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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A couple of 1/2" slices of Tasty Cheddar Cheese spread with a 1/8th" layer of VEGEMITE, jar of pickled onions and packet of onion flavoured potato chips.!
What's you favourite sport? And did yiu every play it yourself or just a spectator?
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Whatever colour the kids have left me with- generally one (or five) that's just about out of ink!
Pencils can be a safer bet!
Are you an early riser, or a late night worker?
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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I have the privledge of working with a big group of volunteers. We cook for the volunteer construction workers. Our group of 50 or so are like family. If there is a choice of working or cooking, cooking ALWAYS wins! I think I like it so much because it has nothing to do with signs!
Where would you go on vacation if money were no object?
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I'd go to Germany (to the German meet next year? hope! hope!) and see where my family came from and then travel around Europe looking at art museums and cathedrals. Then I'd end off the trip in Egypt and see the pyramids and tombs in the Valley of the Kings. I've been reading the book "Nefretiti" (don't think I spelled it right) and it is fascinating!
What's the best quote, that you think should be on your wall carved in stone and gold leafed?
-------------------- Jane Diaz Diaz Sign Art 628 W. Lincoln Ave. Pontiac, Il. 61764 815-844-7024 www.diazsignart.com Posts: 4102 | From: Pontiac, IL USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter
The past two years have taught me to be accepting of circumstances beyond my control. I am not going to get what I came here for. My Vega is probably closer to someone else's garage than the road. I have a job (which in itself is pretty damn awesome...) and am part of a team rather than the head cheese.
I have accepted we have and where we are and what we are doing. I have reached a plateau of contentment I have never felt before. Minnesota has been one awesome ride so far. A guy could get to be liking it, you betcha!
Where is your hometown?
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6454 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Newaygo is my Hometown. Located in west central Michigan, 30 miles from Lake Michigan, in a county of more than 200 fresh water lakes. I have thanked my parents many times for pulling me from the south side of Chicago at a mere 8 years old. The pace here is tolerable, and the people are awesome! Maybe someday I should take the time to go fishing. Maybe with the grandkids
What is the most valuable lesson you learned in the last year? (sign related or not)
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