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(GTO69RA4) wrote in
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I'm sure a lot of people know what I'm talking about. Getting known
among friends as the guy with weird hobbies and tools. A good buddy
pulls up today with his snowblower, says it broke and he remembers I
had a welder. So being in a not-completely-antisocial mood I help him
out. Just as I'm about to start it starts snowing hail the size of
peas, then blowing sideways. Everything gets covered with the white
stuff, and after having trouble starting I finally get it done. Then
he happens to mention that his blower wasn't actually running, and he
heard I knew engines...

Well, at least I can feel my fingers after a few hours and he's back
to making money with driveways. Maybe I'll end up with that Stanley
No. 7 he's been not using for 6 months.

GTO(John)

Fortunately there are two of us on our street. There's me, the amateur
woodworker, and I get many calls to make just a couple of cuts, can you let
me use your saw, how about that screwgun I saw you using on your deck...
Then there's Ken down the street. He's a contractor, and while he does get
paid business from the neighbors, he also gets requests for freebies. Good
thing he's a friendly guy.

--
John Snow
"Pull hard and it comes easy"