My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa.
Spent some time looking for metalworking machinery and services and basically found that unless you are in the city, the metalworking they do is limited to cutting brake rotors, banging out vehicle fenders, etc. Quite a trip. Here are some photos... None of which are metalworking related except for maybe the corrugated roofs. :) http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R Currently Riding The "Mother Ship" http://yunx.com/valk.htm Sometimes riding the "Escape Pod" Super Sherpa Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ? http://tinyurl.com/5apkg |
My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa. .... http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Very moving, thanks for sharing. (To others - the thumbnails didn't seem too interesting, but once I started with the full size, I didn't stop. Give them a chance.) As desperate as the situation is there, it's good to hear of an undeveloped African state that is stable & not being torn apart by its citizens being dedicated to killing each other, and/or the "leaders" looting the country. Bob |
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As desperate as the situation is there, it's good to hear of an
undeveloped African state that is stable & not being torn apart by its citizens being dedicated to killing each other, and/or the "leaders" looting the country. If I didn't have kids and a wife, I would have come back, figured out how to hire a business manager here, liquidated all my non-essentials and moved there permanently. It's an amazingly peaceful and humble country with opportunities similar to the 1800's USA. Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://Production-Tapping-Equipment.com/ Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-N-Tap.com VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill V8013-R |
My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:59:59 -0500, "Joe AutoDrill"
wrote: As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa. Spent some time looking for metalworking machinery and services and basically found that unless you are in the city, the metalworking they do is limited to cutting brake rotors, banging out vehicle fenders, etc. Quite a trip. Here are some photos... None of which are metalworking related except for maybe the corrugated roofs. :) http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Hey Joe, these folks might be able to help you: www.secondtableministries.org Snarl |
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Hey Joe, these folks might be able to help you:
www.secondtableministries.org Snarl I'll check them out. If it matters, the organization I'm doing this with is www.tlcc.org We work in Rwanda, Mexico and Trinidad now - as well as primarily in metro NYC. I've been working with teens here for around 20 years. This is a new area for me but seems to line up with a growing passion I have. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://Production-Tapping-Equipment.com/ Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-N-Tap.com VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill V8013-R |
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:45:17 -0500, "Joe AutoDrill"
wrote: Hey Joe, these folks might be able to help you: www.secondtableministries.org Snarl I'll check them out. If it matters, the organization I'm doing this with is www.tlcc.org We work in Rwanda, Mexico and Trinidad now - as well as primarily in metro NYC. I've been working with teens here for around 20 years. This is a new area for me but seems to line up with a growing passion I have. STM might be able to give you some insight into the teacher funding aspect, among other things. Ask for Wendell. Snarl |
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STM might be able to give you some insight into the teacher funding
aspect, among other things. Ask for Wendell. Thank you. Archived and will be shared with the team here soon. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://Production-Tapping-Equipment.com/ Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-N-Tap.com VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill V8013-R |
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wondering if you'd say "people are the same everywhere".
In some ways, yes. In others, absolutely not. The people of Ghana impressed the heck out of me. Their attitudes and willingness to help was way beyond what we experience here in the US. ....I couldn't stop roadside to take a leak without people asking if I was okay. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://Production-Tapping-Equipment.com/ Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-N-Tap.com VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill V8013-R |
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William Wixon wrote:
i'd be afraid to go to africa. I know an Aussie doctor working in Ethiopia right now. I don't know the name of the organization he signed up with, but they provide him with a bodyguard and advised him to never leave his hotel at night, and never without his bodyguard. He describes the situation as desperately poor. He's treated people that walked several days to see him. But the locals he's helping, treat him like a rock star. He's a hell of a guy, comes from a well to do family. His father has a national reputation in Oz and he could make big bucks as a specialist. But he prefers to work in rural areas and help those in need. I admire him greatly for what he's doing, but often worry for his safety. He is btw, the doctor that got my wife through aplastic anemia. Jon |
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On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:38:55 -0500, "Joe AutoDrill"
wrote: STM might be able to give you some insight into the teacher funding aspect, among other things. Ask for Wendell. Thank you. Archived and will be shared with the team here soon. You're very welcome. Might want to contact them sooner than later, they're heading to back South Africa in Feb. for about a month. Should be a tentative itinerary on that web site. Snarl |
My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message ... As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa. Spent some time looking for metalworking machinery and services and basically found that unless you are in the city, the metalworking they do is limited to cutting brake rotors, banging out vehicle fenders, etc. Quite a trip. Here are some photos... None of which are metalworking related except for maybe the corrugated roofs. :) http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Joe in Northern, NJ pretty cool joe. impressive trip. i'd be afraid to go to africa. looking at the photos i had tears in my eyes and felt an urge to hold my hand over my heart and simultaneously give a salute gesture. congrats to you and good luck. (the one photo reminded me, (woman burning firewood) of the solar cookers. i'm sure you must've seen the information on the internet about solar cookers. there's various kinds, aluminum foil lined box up to a huge handmade parabolic mirror. pretty impressive metalwork, i mean, with their primitive tools. for example, http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov02.htm there's tons of info out there about them. wondering if you'd say "people are the same everywhere". b.w. |
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Joe,
Thanks for posting. Brought back wonderful memories. I spent almost a half a year in Ghana (Accra & Tema) back in 1976. Most peace loving people I have ever met. At the time the murder rate was 3 people per year out of a population of 10± million. Oakland, CA had 3 people per night!! The old gal that was a 100 yrs. plus. This is a country that loves and reveres their old people. They don't warehouse them like we do in the USA. Families take care of each other. Note that many people don't know their exact age and don't seem to care. If you ask an 'old-man' (BTW, a title with great respect) how old he is, he will tell you that he was born under their ruler ship of .......? What a wonderful concept, it doesn't matter how old you are. Joe, God bless you for the work you and your congregation are doing. Ivan Vegvary "Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message ... As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa. Spent some time looking for metalworking machinery and services and basically found that unless you are in the city, the metalworking they do is limited to cutting brake rotors, banging out vehicle fenders, etc. Quite a trip. Here are some photos... None of which are metalworking related except for maybe the corrugated roofs. :) http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Joe in Northern, NJ - V#8013-R Currently Riding The "Mother Ship" http://yunx.com/valk.htm Sometimes riding the "Escape Pod" Super Sherpa Ride a motorcycle in or near NJ? http://tinyurl.com/5apkg |
My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
i'd be afraid to go to africa.
I know an Aussie doctor working in Ethiopia right now. I don't know the name of the organization he signed up with, but they provide him with a bodyguard and advised him to never leave his hotel at night, and never without his bodyguard. He describes the situation as desperately poor. He's treated people that walked several days to see him. But the locals he's helping, treat him like a rock star. He's a hell of a guy, comes from a well to do family. His father has a national reputation in Oz and he could make big bucks as a specialist. But he prefers to work in rural areas and help those in need. I admire him greatly for what he's doing, but often worry for his safety. He is btw, the doctor that got my wife through aplastic anemia. There are many places where your safety is a serious concern all over the world. Africa has some serious hot spots for sure... However Ghana, being a mostly Christian and English speaking nation was unique for us. Except for the children and poor constantly asking for assistance to better their lives and the occasional drunk, there were no dangers to us from the people directly. In fact, it is said that if a person starts giving another a problem, the crowd will come to the aid of the harassed. We went out into the poorest sections of the capital city of Accra in the nighttime hours and found the people to be a bit more westernized at that hour, but seriously humble and friendly. -- Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com Production Tapping: http://Production-Tapping-Equipment.com/ Flagship Site: http://www.Drill-N-Tap.com VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/user/AutoDrill V8013-R |
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Joe AutoDrill wrote:
We went out into the poorest sections of the capital city of Accra in the nighttime hours and found the people to be a bit more westernized at that hour, but seriously humble and friendly. I know a gal here that used to import woven baskets and goods from Ghana. Actually that was a few decades ago, don't know if she's still doing it. Only talked to her a couple times about it, but she had nothing but great things to say about the people and her experiences there. Jon |
My Recent Trip and Metalworking...
William Wixon wrote: "Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message ... As some of you might know, I just took a trip to Ghana, Africa. Spent some time looking for metalworking machinery and services and basically found that unless you are in the city, the metalworking they do is limited to cutting brake rotors, banging out vehicle fenders, etc. Quite a trip. Here are some photos... None of which are metalworking related except for maybe the corrugated roofs. :) http://tinyurl.com/Ghana2010 Joe in Northern, NJ pretty cool joe. impressive trip. i'd be afraid to go to africa. looking at the photos i had tears in my eyes and felt an urge to hold my hand over my heart and simultaneously give a salute gesture. congrats to you and good luck. (the one photo reminded me, (woman burning firewood) of the solar cookers. i'm sure you must've seen the information on the internet about solar cookers. there's various kinds, aluminum foil lined box up to a huge handmade parabolic mirror. pretty impressive metalwork, i mean, with their primitive tools. for example, http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov02.htm there's tons of info out there about them. wondering if you'd say "people are the same everywhere". b.w. I've been to Africa once - Egypt, which most folks forget is N. Africa, not M.E. A lot of interesting contrasts there. |
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