To not cuss so much. (a perennial favorite).
To lose about six thousand pounds, in unneeded machinery and tools.
To fix the hold down on the Delta POS Benchtop Morticer. (4th year on
the list).
To finish the kitchen remodel. (3rd year on the list).
To put a bath on the third floor. (12th year on the list).
To bring in the freezable stuff from the shop to the basement before
it's too late. (Yellow Gluecicles Again This Year - Dammit!).
To not cuss so much. (sigh...).
To rebuild the motor on the snowblower. (3d year on the list).
To plug up all the carpenter bee holes before the shop falls down.
(5th year on the list).
To replace the rotted studs before the shop falls down. (3rd year on
the list).
To drain the air compressor at least weekly. (20th year on the list
-ssssss).
To go through the old finishes and solvents and take to the county
disposal fair. (now at three and a half five gallon cans - and still
growing.
To actually use the barbell set that I bought three years ago. (3rd
year on the list).
To not stand downwind when emptying the dust collector bag into the
trash can. (another perennial favorite).
To throw away the one gallon container of leftover stain concoctions -
because I'll prolly never want a stain of that particular ****ty brown
shade.
To not cuss so much.
To find something that actually prevents rust on the machine tables.
(cf: The Quest For The Grail).
To not killfile any more people - and then peek around anyway to see
what they're up to.
To dust off the shop lights, instead of just buying new ones.
To find someone who can use the new chainsaw blade that's been hanging
on the shop wall for ten years - ever since the chainsaw died.
To not use the good chisels for remodeling work - again.
To not sit cold drinks on the workbench in the summer, so there won't
be so many rings in the wax finish -Keerist!.
To not blaspheme.
To find my good bench brush, or just break down and buy a new one.
(3rd year on the list).
To strip the crappy finish off my wood handled screwdrivers, and
replace with shellac. (the set is twenty some years old - still
haven't gotten around to it).
To do more fishing and less painting and scraping this Spring.
To empty out the five gallon bucket of nuts, bolts, etc. and put stuff
back in the bins.


Well...it looks like another busy year ahead.


Happy New Year.



Regards,
Tom.

"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1