Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night....
neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out
from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9"
harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog
and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol

Maybe I am just jealous, since I don't have a real woodworking vice, but I
see a gloat as getting something for considerably less than it is worth. A
gift doesn't count unless they got it for considerably less than it was
worth, or they were getting rid of it.
Getting the vice at a garage sale (or ebay or an auction) for $5 would be a
gloat.
Getting the vice from your neighbor because he no longer had a use for it
would be a gloat.
Getting it at HD on clearance for $5 would be a gloat.
Finding it in the street would be a gloat. (Last month I found a piece of
exercise equipment in the street and sold it on Ebay for $375. I don't even
know what it does, but the buyer is happy.)

But maybe I am just jealous. I have a really nice metalworking vice, but it
just isn't the same.

In article , "Toller"
wrote:

Maybe I am just jealous, since I don't have a real woodworking vice, but I
see a gloat as getting something for considerably less than it is worth.

You're right about what makes a gloatworthy subject. From the days of
the Duke of Url, Black Sheep Sy, Twisted Oaks Walt and Boxmaker Stowe:
what Mac oughta be shouting is, "Neaner! Neaner! Neaner!"
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05

"Fly-by-Night CC" wrote in message
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In article , "Toller"
wrote:

Maybe I am just jealous, since I don't have a real woodworking vice, but
I
see a gloat as getting something for considerably less than it is worth.

You're right about what makes a gloatworthy subject. From the days of
the Duke of Url, Black Sheep Sy, Twisted Oaks Walt and Boxmaker Stowe:
what Mac oughta be shouting is, "Neaner! Neaner! Neaner!"
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
snip

Sighs, as memories float to the surface.
Tom

"The only constant in life is change"

mac davis wrote:

Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:58:00 -0700, David
scribbled:

Please remove splinters before emailing
"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?

Vice is a perfectly good spelling for that thingie you attach to a
workbench to hold stuff, as any real dictionary of the *English*
language will attest.

Luigi
Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email address
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...ct_Woodworking

Luigi Zanasi wrote:
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:58:00 -0700, David
scribbled:


Please remove splinters before emailing

"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?


Vice is a perfectly good spelling for that thingie you attach to a
workbench to hold stuff, as any real dictionary of the *English*
language will attest.

Only if that dictionary is published by Harbor Freight.

Now, go back and check the dictionary that YOU used.

"Unquestionably Confused" wrote in message
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Luigi Zanasi wrote:
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:58:00 -0700, David
scribbled:


Please remove splinters before emailing

"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?


Vice is a perfectly good spelling for that thingie you attach to a
workbench to hold stuff, as any real dictionary of the *English*
language will attest.

Only if that dictionary is published by Harbor Freight.

Now, go back and check the dictionary that YOU used.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language has the following
entry:

"vice (n & v): variant of vise"

Now, *I* wouldn't use it as such, but it is there.

todd

In article , Todd Fatheree
wrote:

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language has the following
entry:

"vice (n & v): variant of vise"

F&W Standard Collegiate Dictionary agrees.

djb

--
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Todd Fatheree wrote:

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language has the following
entry:

"vice (n & v): variant of vise"

Now, *I* wouldn't use it as such, but it is there.


Webster's New World also had it as a variant, chiefly British, of vise.

Had to labour a bit over that one. I wonder if it only applies to a
Record vice g

Unquestionably Confused wrote:
Luigi Zanasi wrote:
"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?


Vice is a perfectly good spelling for that thingie you attach to a
workbench to hold stuff, as any real dictionary of the *English*
language will attest.

Only if that dictionary is published by Harbor Freight.

Now, go back and check the dictionary that YOU used.



I don't know if I'd take advice on how to spell in English from anyone named
"Luigi". Just a thought....




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:06:55 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
scribbled:

I don't know if I'd take advice on how to spell in English from anyone named
"Luigi". Just a thought....

I can also give you good advice on how to spell in French. But I'm not
too good in Italian.

Luigi
Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email address
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html
www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...ct_Woodworking

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 03:41:32 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
Unquestionably Confused quickly quoth:

Luigi Zanasi wrote:
On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:58:00 -0700, David
scribbled:


Please remove splinters before emailing

"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?


Vice is a perfectly good spelling for that thingie you attach to a
workbench to hold stuff, as any real dictionary of the *English*
language will attest.

That said by a guy who spells "color" and "flavor as "colour"
and "flavour", huh? Hah!


Only if that dictionary is published by Harbor Freight.

Now, go back and check the dictionary that YOU used.

No, it's "vise" here in 'Murrican and "vice" Over There in the UK.


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On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:58:00 -0700, David wrote:

mac davis wrote:

Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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"lusting after a real vice" LOL! How about a woodworking vise? Do you
lust after that, also?

I have so many vices that it's good to get one that's not virtual.. *eg*


mac

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On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:30:21 -0700, mac davis
wrote:

SNIP
I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol


hmmm...mounting a vice with a dog...damn well better have a quick
release

mac davis wrote:
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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I'm not sure I want to read about a "vice" that you have that involves
a dog. You may want to a more conventional one like smoking, drinking
or gambling. There's less chance of getting bit.

Neighbor spotted "vise with dog" on my shopping list and became quite
inquisitive! "Just WHAT does this mean?" she blurted.

On 24 Oct 2005 14:27:12 -0700, "Troutbeer"
wrote:


mac davis wrote:
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

Please remove splinters before emailing


I'm not sure I want to read about a "vice" that you have that involves
a dog. You may want to a more conventional one like smoking, drinking
or gambling. There's less chance of getting bit.

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:42:59 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm,
nospambob quickly quoth:

Neighbor spotted "vise with dog" on my shopping list and became quite
inquisitive! "Just WHAT does this mean?" she blurted.

Did you answer her with "Hey, whatever flips yer skirt up, honey."?



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mac davis wrote:
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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G'day Mac,
Happy Birthday and may you have many more.
Congrats on the vise. The quick release is invaluable. I wouldn't be
without mine
All the best
John

On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 23:37:11 GMT, John B
wrote:

mac davis wrote:
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night.... neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol


G'day Mac,
Happy Birthday and may you have many more.
Congrats on the vise. The quick release is invaluable. I wouldn't be
without mine
All the best
John

Thanks, John...
The neighbors spend a lot of time visiting at the "neighborhood meeting center"
(my driveway) and I guess they got together and picked a good one...
Being kind of a tool freak, I even like LOOKING at it, it seems so massive and
solid after the vise I was using....


mac

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mac davis wrote in
:

Being kind of a tool freak, I even like LOOKING at it, it seems so
massive and solid after the vise I was using....



What were once vises [sic] are now habits!

Good on ya, many happy returns -- and I think there's maybe more of a
gloat (or even neener, if you prefer) here than you think.

(Good friends/neighbors and all ...)

--
Regards,

JT
Speaking only for myself....

mac davis (in ) said:

| Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*
|
| Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last
| night.... neighbors surprised me by not only knowing that it was my
| birthday, but finding out from my wife that I'd been lusting after
| a real vice to replace my POS 9" harbor fright one...
|
| I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has
| a dog and quick release!!
| life is sooo good... lol

Good gloat on the kind of neighbors you have and how they (obviously)
value you: You suck!

Excellent drive-by on the vise!

:-D

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html

In article , mac davis
wrote:

Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Nope. It's a "Neener"...

But congrats nonetheless. Nice neighbours!

--
Life. Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. -- Dr. Who

You have one of those Hrbor Frieght vises too? Fun to throw out, aren't
they?

"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Damn, my first gloat, and it's a mini... *sigh*

Had our usual neighborhood fire/dinner in the driveway last night....
neighbors
surprised me by not only knowing that it was my birthday, but finding out
from
my wife that I'd been lusting after a real vice to replace my POS 9"
harbor
fright one...

I just finished mounting a real woodworkers vice that actually has a dog
and
quick release!!
life is sooo good... lol



mac

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