Greg O wrote:
"Ted Frater" wrote in message
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Greg O wrote:
I feel sorry for you guys that have to use those old tools! Too bad
you can not afford some new stuff!! ;-)
My oldest tool is is my Delta table saw, a 2000 model IIRC!
Greg
Thanks for feeling sorry for us "old tool users"
there no need.


I am sure you know I was just joking. I wish I had more room, time, and
money to appreciate old hardware myself.
Greg

Funnily, no,
I thought you were being serious!!.
As to space,
well, it was in 1970/71 I moved to a derelict small farm, with about 5
acres.
the cottage as we call it here in the UK hadnt been lived in for some
20 yrs.
As it was made from cob thats earth clay and straw mixed walls with a
straw roof on round poles the front weatherfacing (southwest) roof had
completly gone, the front wall once allowed to get wet had fallen out
and the rest was on its way.
They wouldnt sell it, but the owner offered me a repairing lease ,ie
you make good the house and you can live there for 20 yrs for 2 dollars
or £1.00 a year. A win for both of us.
The land owner gave me a free hand so I did him a good job.
Nice to be trusted!!.
Space was what I wanted, so I took it on, in 1972 I rebuilt the house
and aquired a generator, 2.5kva piped a small spring for water
repaired the old cow and pig stalls into workshops and have been here
ever since.
No neibours for 2 miles and the space to do what I whant how I want.
All those yrs ago no one wanted it, it was too much work. Now, however,
everyone wants it.
After the 20 yrs ran out , time of reckoning!.however, by then we had
registered thefarm with the Ministry of Agriculture and fisheries and
were therefore under UK law tennants for life. As yet no succession
rights for the children.
Still on spring water,No chlorine ! and generators.
Nice being quite independent for everything,
Tho we still have to pay local taxes like other houses.
Ted
Dorset
UK.