Thread: why a trip to trend timbers ends with SWMBO getting a new phone

hope the camphor didn't suffer much

So you got stuck twice in one day.........no three times

Trend you paid what for Camphor looks only a small bit to ................to think we throw that size away at OTGA

Mobile phone Co

SWMBO

Dave, I thought you had committed the cardinal sin of dragging your poor unfortunate SWMBO around a timber yard, but no you did worse, you tried to damage the timber with the phone

I'll have to make the long, long, (did I mention long), journey up to Trend timbers . . . probably much after the shed as I think the MBGitW is seeing thru my stories of "it's for the shed" and the timber shed is overflowing atm. I even found a dozen turning blanks of Huon & Celery Top pines, Paduk, Purpleheart, Leatherwood, Ironbark etc under a bench, were I had stashed them

Originally Posted by Pat

Dave, I thought you had committed the cardinal sin of dragging your poor unfortunate SWMBO around a timber yard, but no you did worse, you tried to damage the timber with the phone

I'll have to make the long, long, (did I mention long), journey up to Trend timbers . . . probably much after the shed as I think the MBGitW is seeing thru my stories of "it's for the shed" and the timber shed is overflowing atm. I even found a dozen turning blanks of Huon & Celery Top pines, Paduk, Purpleheart, Leatherwood, Ironbark etc under a bench, were I had stashed them

Halfway house is a good stop off point Pat that way I could accompany you to Trend make sure you don't get lost, don't buy to much and just share the time.

Reminds me of aauote of Kath & Kim:

"I saved so much money by spening so much money, then I reckon I almost made money"...

Nice save with SWMBO

Now to make her a phone holder out of the camphor. 'Note how the phone fits this bit perfectly!'

Cheers,
Dave

You may have heard of the Protestant Ethic?

That's working your way to salvation by means of labour in this world, and not exclusively through a religious vocation.

Well there's Ern's Protestant Ethic of Consumption:

1. You have to be dedicated to consumption and pursue it single-mindedly
2. You have to pursue bargains, such that you're saving money by spending it
3. Actions like stowing a case of red (or better, vintage port) under the house are virtuous since they're an investment and yield an increase in value

So trashing a phone has to be reframed as getting a new model in a timely manner, one which does more and/or lasts longer and so better repays the investment.

So nz_carver, your unconscious was at work here and acted virtuously.

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Halfway house is a good stop off point Pat that way I could accompany you to Trend make sure you don't get lost, don't buy to much and just share the time.

Well, I might have to visit Hairy Forbes one day and with Trend just up the road . . . I'm sure Sue would enjoy quiet a few hours of peace Let me work out what I am doing work wise . . .

camphor is
490mm long
44omm wide
75 thick

so what days we going to H&F pat?
im looking for my new bandsaw if you can help point out what im looking for it wd be a big help

As a good a story as I've heard in a long time, NZ. Got to give top marks for that.

Originally Posted by rsser

You may have heard of the Protestant Ethic?

That's working your way to salvation by means of labour in this world, and not exclusively through a religious vocation.

Well there's Ern's Protestant Ethic of Consumption:

1. You have to be dedicated to consumption and pursue it single-mindedly
2. You have to pursue bargains, such that you're saving money by spending it
3. Actions like stowing a case of red (or better, vintage port) under the house are virtuous since they're an investment and yield an increase in value

So trashing a phone has to be reframed as getting a new model in a timely manner, one which does more and/or lasts longer and so better repays the investment.

So nz_carver, your unconscious was at work here and acted virtuously.

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it

Could not have put that argument an y more succinctly Ern. Saving that for SWMBO!

Originally Posted by Pat

Well, I might have to visit Hairy Forbes one day and with Trend just up the road . . . I'm sure Sue would enjoy quiet a few hours of peace Let me work out what I am doing work wise . . .

One day this coming Thursday Friday & Saturday is 3 Day Sale weekend OTGA there as usual making sawdust. I/we will be there at least one day.

Trend just up the road at least you won't need an overnight stay like two North Sydney fellows you can handle the pace and distance.

as in real work or shed work

OTGA ???? sounds like somthing I might like to know about
Bowl basher

Originally Posted by bowl-basher

OTGA ???? sounds like somthing I might like to know about
Bowl basher

BB their web page Untitled Document

There will be demo's of Rose Engines etc.

Originally Posted by bowl-basher

OTGA ???? sounds like somthing I might like to know about
Bowl basher

I'm guessing it's not the Orkney Tourist Guides Association or the Oregon Tribal Gaming Alliance.

Other than that, I'm not sure

Originally Posted by wheelinround

BB their web page Untitled Document

There will be demo's of Rose Engines etc.

beat me by seconds...