On Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:17:33 -0700, reissmachinist wrote:

I am often frustrated when searching Google for old
rec.craft.metalworking postings. Just as an example I was trying to find
[snip re De Havilland Mosquito]

Another ancient story told in a series of posts was about a free
spirit co worker in the metalworking area in the south west. He lived in
a RV in the employers parking lot, a series of adventures were recounted
and then he bought some remote desert property and lived there.

Rich Grise is a person who lived or lives in an RV in the parking lot of
a metal shop (http://www.abiengr.com/, Whittier, PRECISION MACHINING ·
WELDING · FABRICATION · DESIGN ENGINEERING). Eg last paragraph of first post
at http://www.electronicspoint.com/220v-3-phase-60-hp-many-amps-t102937.html.
I don't have any recent info.

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jiw