lbesq wrote:Until and IF I do something for a place to have projects/tools, I try to stay away from all the temptation, including the auctions!
I have read this statement more than a few times. The "until and if" part sticks with me. I feel there is a deeper meaning here.
I am at that age where getting out to the shop can be the most difficult task. On one side of this, I struggle with mobility and on the other side of this situation is, if I do not get out and make an effort, the day after is playing catch-up. Catch-up is never a full return.
There was never a time when I dwelled on getting old, but here I am. The options are few, so every day I have to make the choice. Get outside today or make it more difficult tomorrow.
Maybe Lloyd is the luckier of the two of us. He has cleared his shop and learned to control temptation. For Lloyd, it was auctions. My guilty pleasure is Craigslist. Buyer's remorse has not been something I had to deal with. So, this is a new unpleasantness for me.
My wife calls my buying new machines distractions. She says I am running away from reality. I know beter than to disagree for two reasons. I would rather remain silent and think she might be wrong and or, I don't want the details that support her truth.
So, today, I want to take my latest purchase apart and do a clean-up. The motor needs changing out to single phase. I do not have three phase power in the shop because it was never an option.
Then there is the old Ford. It is at the final sensor test and a start-up test. I have learned to walk past the Ford and not see it. The conscience I married reminds me that the amount of money spent on the Ford should not be ignored. She is right, again. I know the supporting details are valid, I just want to walk past them and not hear about it.