GG's, 

Let me introduce myself. I'll bet I'm the youngest galoot and 
SWMBO-in-training on the list. I was born Nov 15th, 1997 at 10:08 in 
the morning. Dad is a bit of a galoot himself. He even has the hat to 
prove it :)

I came into this world at 9lbs 2oz. and 22" long, not quite #8 size 
(big jointer, Jeff), but close enough for mum :)

Dad is going to teach me to be a good galoot and mum is going to 
teach me to be a GREAT SWMBO.

Maybe if I'm good enough dad'll buy me an itty bitty plane for me on 
my birthday, maybe a #1 (itty bitty smoother, Jeff) on my first 
birthday then a #2 (not quite so itty bitty smother Jeff) for my 
second birthday.

Now I'll let dad gloat.

Well, as you can see SWMBO finally had our first and is 
teaching Julian to want the very best in life, and she'll get 
the best we can give.

Just Say (tmPL) A Proud papa talking here!!!

-- 
Bryan Carbonnell
bcarb@a...
Unfortunately common sense ISN'T so common!!

Congratulations to you & your wife. As the 50 yr old father of 3
daughters(7,4,1.5) I will offer some unsolicited advice .

1. If you decide to have more than one, you might as well have 10. Beyond
one all hell breaks loose, but fortunately it's maximum hell & won't get
any worse. I do love my girls but Daddy gets tired easily these days.

2. If you have all girls, buy yourself an ice pick or a cyanide pill to use
the first day that collective PMS appears in your home. Oh my God, I'm a
dead man.

3. If you don't have one, buy a lathe. This will give you the availability
of making baseball bats to park by the door on 1st dates. If you turn your
own you avoid the telltale "Louisville Slugger" imprinted backwards in the
foreheads of various predator male adolescents in your neighborhood.
(oldtools content)

Joe Duclos
Resident Cabinetmaker
My House

I join Joe Duclos and (amidst mucho snippage)
 
> I will offer some unsolicited advice .
> 1. I do love my girls but Daddy gets tired easily these days.

so true, I'm pretty close to Joe in age, but my two are 15 and 13.
> 
> 2. the first day that collective PMS appears in your home.

cyanide is not worth it.  Too painful.  I just put the tent up in the
back yard.  Also, you will _very quickly_ learn a. to put the seat down
and b. how to pull and reset the porcelain facility when Barbie and her
friends decide to try the Jacuzzi.
> 
> 3. If you don't have one, buy a lathe. This will give you the availability
> of making baseball bats to park by the door on 1st dates. 
> (oldtools content)

Personally, I prefer an axe handle.  Another possiblility is to ask the
young man to have a chat in the back yard.  This is especially effective
while cleaning the barrel of one's .62 caliber flintlock smoothbore.

Steve Noe, in Indianapolis

Steve Noe wrote:
> 
> I join Joe Duclos and (amidst mucho snippage)
> 
> > I will offer some unsolicited advice .
> > 
> > 2. the first day that collective PMS appears in your home.
> 
> Also, you will _very quickly_ learn a. to put the seat down

Oh yes, you really do.

> > 3. If you don't have one, buy a lathe. This will give you the availability
> > of making baseball bats to park by the door on 1st dates. 
> > (oldtools content)
> 
> Personally, I prefer an axe handle.

Why just the handle. The axe head is so much more intimidating. 

Jake

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>> Personally, I prefer an axe handle.
>
>Why just the handle.  The axe head is so much more intimidating. 
>
>Jake
>
Goosewing broad axe one presumes........

Eric

Hey Guys,
        Don't be too tough on the daughters.  Here's a copy of an email
message that came from my daughter just this morning:

>Dad:

>After talking to Mom last night, I have decided that I will come home
>Thanksgiving morning and stay through Saturday night or Sunday morning.
>Please go to Maine, if you were toying with the idea.  You deserve some
>quiet time off after these last few weeks!

Heh, heh.  Let's see, I can hit the Skowhegan auction Friday night, the one
in East Corinth on Saturday, and the Sunday morning one in Burnham on the
way home.  The pms, the Saturday night gorillas, hey--it's worth it!

Sandy

At 11:34 AM -0500 11/21/97, Sanford Moss wrote:
>Hey Guys,
>        Don't be too tough on the daughters.

and lemme tel you guys....  I've met Sandy's Daughter when he came up for
a class.
The SWBMO and SWMBette went out "antiquing" while we made shaves..
What more can you ask for....
Ohh yeah and she is _quite_ a fetching young lady. a definate catch ....
If'n any of you Galoots got some older sons, I'd talk to Sandy and see if'n
they could get a date. ...


L8r,
John

Joe Duclos wrote:

>Congratulations to you & your wife. As the 50 yr old father of 3
>daughters(7,4,1.5) I will offer some unsolicited advice .
>
>1. If you decide to have more than one, you might as well have 10. Beyond
>one all hell breaks loose, but fortunately it's maximum hell & won't get
>any worse.  I do love my girls but Daddy gets tired easily these days.



Well, as the father of 2 daughters (7 & 4), I'm not sure that the second is
_that_ bad; I'd guess the break comes with the third kid: it's the
difference between man-to-man and zone defenses.

Don Berry

Thanks Joe.

On 20 Nov 97 at 14:57, Joe Duclos wrote:

> Congratulations to you & your wife. As the 50 yr old father of 3
> daughters(7,4,1.5) I will offer some unsolicited advice .
> 
> 1. If you decide to have more than one, you might as well have 10. Beyond

I can't argue here since I don't have any experience.

> 2. If you have all girls, buy yourself an ice pick or a cyanide pill to use
> the first day that collective PMS appears in your home. Oh my God, I'm a
> dead man.

Yep, especially if SWMBO and SWMBOettes read this :)

> 3. If you don't have one, buy a lathe. This will give you the availability
> of making baseball bats to park by the door on 1st dates. If you turn your

Naw, I don't need no steeenkin baseball bats. Here's what I have in 
mind:

1 - Porch, kind of like the one we're all sittin' on
1 - Rocking Chair, kind of like the ones we're sittin' on
1 - Bottle of Jack Daniels, kind of like the one I need right about 
now :)

and last but not least:

1 - Shot gun :)

That's my recipe for unworthy suitors.
-- 
Bryan Carbonnell
bcarb@a...
Unfortunately common sense ISN'T so common!!