15-01-2021, 06:00 AM
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Re: The Best Purchase Ever
HiBest ever was not cheap.
It is a 16 metre fishing pole which weighs less than a kilo but which will land 30lb fish.
Second best was a set of ball bearings for one of my fishing reels, they are amazing.
The third best is very personal.
A bunch of flowers for a very special lady who was sadly killed two days later.
Long, long ago, in a land far away, Africa.
Sad but true, a lovely lady.
15-01-2021, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by d00d
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Roast red peppers, in a jar. Nice, and saves a lot of messin'
. I use them for everything, most especially a red pepper hummus. You,
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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HiBest ever was not cheap.
It is a 16 metre fishing pole which weighs less than a kilo but which will land 30lb fish.
Second best was a set of ball bearings for one of my fishing reels, they are amazing.
The third best is very personal.
A bunch of flowers for a very special lady who was sadly killed two days later.
Long, long ago, in a land far away, Africa.
Sad but true, a lovely lady.
I have anxiety attacks (ok, so not really) when ball bearings are mentioned. My dad used to have us sit around the table and pack the blasted things at the kitchen table. I think I still have the grease under my fingernails.
15-01-2021, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Surfermom
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I'm pretty sure music played when I opened my first jar . I use them for everything, most especially a red pepper hummus. You,Poignant story, SF. I am sure she left looking forward to so much. A shame.
I have anxiety attacks (ok, so not really) when ball bearings are mentioned. My dad used to have us sit around the table and pack the blasted things at the kitchen table. I think I still have the grease under my fingernails.
15-01-2021, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Psmith
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He thought you were enjoying yourself,us chaps like that sort of thing.Why were you doing it?
! The bearings would have been for the wheels of the plane car, trailer...you name it. He was as mechanical genius, so knew too much - like the physics of wear- which meant I was his sometimes unwilling assistant 
. Socket and fixture wiring, installing circuit breakers, running plumbing lines (he built our family home ground up) were among the lessons of my childhood education.
16-01-2021, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Surfermom
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I am sure he did ! The bearings would have been for the wheels of the plane car, trailer...you name it. He was as mechanical genius, so knew too much - like the physics of wear- which meant I was his sometimes unwilling assistant . Socket and fixture wiring, installing circuit breakers, running plumbing lines (he built our family home ground up) were among the lessons of my childhood education.
My own daughter could knock up a decent oscillator given just a few parts....
She has learned Well!....
16-01-2021, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Sounds like my sort of bloke Surfermom....My own daughter could knock up a decent oscillator given just a few parts....
She has learned Well!....
!My dad was and still is my foremost model for a life well lived
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Well, it arrived. I think my first job is to build a shed to keep it in. 
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