Same here Paul. My most used tool now is my checkbook.
-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 3, 2021 12:37 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Halooo!......? > >I used to do all my home and auto repairs, but now at 73, I’m hobbled by >arthritis in all my joints. I can barely wash my hair. > >Paul > >> On Mar 3, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Paul, you are so right, it does get tougher with age but will always be in >> your blood. I still do everything myself but never more that a metre or 2 >> above ground level. It takes ages for old toppies to heal. Two friends of >> mine had severe bruising & broken arms. One fell off a ladder while cleaning >> his gutters & the other off the edge of his empty swimming pool which he was >> about to paint. Both were fitters who had progressed to Foreman level. >> >> Alan C >> >>> On 03-Mar-21 05:51 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >>> Larry - >>> >>> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, >>> but...revel in the fact that you can still do it. As you get older you'll >>> find that the repairs you make still give you the satisfaction of >>> completing them, but they take longer to accomplish. But...even more >>> difficult...is admitting to yourself "I have the skills; I have the tools, >>> but I can't do this anymore." It took me until about 75 to begin to give >>> up on some household repairs, and now, nearly 5 years later it's still >>> difficult. When you spend a lifetime working with "the tools" maybe it >>> never goes away. Marcia has finally convinced me to stay off the roof. 😁 >>> >>> Back to photography...the turkey pix, I think, are better in this series >>> than the last. 39960 is a pretty classic tom turkey look and 39968 - the >>> tom with is harem of hens is fun. >>> >>> -p >>> >>>> On 3/2/2021 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> Not unless you count taking photos of the busted fanblade in my clothes >>>> dryer. Sometimes I really envy people with no mechanical skills who are >>>> forced to buy reliable appliances rather than being consigned to kludging >>>> things back together long past their “good by”, or their “goodbye” date. >>>> I did waste a few megapixels on local fauna yesterday: turkeys, juncos, a >>>> robin and a couple of cows. If you’re already bored nearly into a coma >>>> this may be slightly less boring: >>>> >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718487879546 >>>> >>>> There are two flocks of turkeys on my ride around the block. This is the >>>> small flock on the near side of the hill. >>>> >>>> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
