Thread: Partners do they go to wood shows?

Originally Posted by Christos

Does your partner read this forum?

Don't be silly, mules can't read!

I took my wife along with me to my first WWW show in Melbourne last year. I'd contemplated going solo but decided that given we have so few days off at the same time it was something we could do together and therefore should. To my way of thinking, next time she could make up her own mind.

I wouldn't say that she was really "into" it but she took an interest. I didn't spend much cash at the show, spending most of my time looking at hand tools, timber and demonstrations. I got the comment on the drive home "I wondered why you didn't buy more things". After I explained that I had wanted the chance to compare a few things side by side first, she suggested I'd probably be ready for some good machines next time. So all in all it was a good experience.

Originally Posted by Christos

Does your partner read this forum?

Yes Pat knows how well some times

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Don't be silly, mules can't read!

Thanks WW that will save her the time of knitting you those sox.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Thanks WW that will save her the time of knitting you those sox.

You were the one that called her a pack mule, not me!

Originally Posted by Woodwould

You were the one that called her a pack mule, not me!

Show me where I said Sue was a pack mule WW

If you don't take a pack mule who's going to carry all that gear and pamphlets

Took my missus to the Brisbane Show. Even got a Tormek for her.
Bloody good swap I reckon

Originally Posted by wheelinround

If you don't take a pack mule who's going to carry all that gear and pamphlets

Originally Posted by Christos

Does your partner read this forum?

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Don't be silly, mules can't read!

I think I might have caused this disturbance.

Sorry

Originally Posted by Christos

I think I might have caused this disturbance.

Sorry

No Christos just friendly fire

Here in Sydney there is less then a week to go for the Working With Wood show and I have read some interesting comments about partners.

As mention at the start of the thread I asked my partner to come to the show. She said yes and will be going on the Saturday. I will also be helping out on the forum stand for an hour on the Saturday leaving her to look around by her self.

I have also committed to go again on the Sunday and if you see me with my partner on the Sunday, just means she enjoyed the show so much that it was necessary to go for another day.

If not then there is always next year.

My partner spends more when I am at the show. Besides which the 4 year old is desperate to go as well. But then we split the woodworking in an interesting way, I do most of the online research for plans, or on the topic, he does most of the work (often with some help for sanding from me).

Although I go to the Sydney Show, it just so happens that we visit my youngest Granddaughter, who lives in Cooma, for her birthday on the same weekend that the Canberra show is on.
Thus seeing as we are just driving by we may as well drop in.
Last year she grabbed some Purple heart pieces and was most impressed by the Domino machine. A few weeks later she got me one.
Don't leave them at home, be caring and attentive, just usher them in the right direction. Convince them that its their idea the set the hook
BobT