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  1. 19th October 2014, 11:42 PM #1
    Larry M
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    Default 84 year old saw miller

    For those who missed it on Landline today there was a great story about an 84yo saw miller who built his own saw mill from scratch at the age of 60 and still uses it 3 days per week.

    I have already emailed the link to BobL to give him an insight into what his future holds.

    Link to IVIEW is http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/landline/NC1432Q038S00
    Story is about 31:20
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  3. 19th October 2014, 11:49 PM #2
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    Thanks Larry I have already circulated this to all my cronies including a couple of tractor afficianados.

    No I do not expect to be milling when I'm 84 - I already have access to more wood than I know what to do with.
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    I saw the ad for it last week on Landline and looked forward to it. What a mill, and I liked the reference to Mad Max's Grand Father
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    Absolutely brilliant . If he quite he would probably die from boredom. Reminds me of an much older Weisyboy .
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    A remarkable fellow indeed!! How fortunate to have such an understanding wife!!!

    I was watching some of the footage where his hans were VERY close to the spinning blade. Made my spine shiver.
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