On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:01:20 GMT, Dan wrote:

On Sun 12 Feb 2006 08:13:10a, Odinn wrote in
:

I'm middle-class, and I can't afford a 250k house. Well, I can't afford
it and still be able to do all the OTHER things I like/want to do.
Everyone I know who has 250k house around here who is in my income
class, struggle to find the money to enjoy doing half the things I enjoy
doing.

Here in Madison WI, all we have to do is stay here a few more years, and
we'll have that 250k house. :-) Whether we like it or not.

Same in Tucson. The tax assessor couldn't be happier.


What's frustrating me most about Norm these days is the move to expensive
machinery. For that shop clock, he says, "I'll just cut this cove on my
molder-shaping machine here" and just runs it through his molder. SWMBO and
I both bust out laughing. Sure! Just fire up the ol' shaper-molder and away
we go!

Sheese. I could probably afford some of the machinery... it's the
lumber I can't afford. "I'll just glue up these six 12" wide planks
of sixteen-quarter, quarter-sawn Brazilan mahogany to make our table
top."


Then he says "If you don't have a molder of your very own, you can go to
your lumber yard and probably find something pretty darn close". No mention
of using the table saw to cut any molding.

Yeah, I'll just run down to Home Depot and pick up some black walnut
moulding.


Sigh. I really like his old stuff and I still get something out of his
current shows, but it ain't like it yoosta bee. Funny how often I say that
these days.

Isn't it [g]