Random Thought Thread

tinfoil hat timmy said:
canoing is a game that only the most daring criminals play you know
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And now for something random and unexpected...

About an hour or two ago I was looking at the online edition of our local newspaper. (County of roughly 30,000 people. Nearby town of roughly 7,000.)

I saw an obituary for a man with an unusual Italian surname, and then saw the individual's first name...and I thought to myself, it's too weird that someone has the same name as the man who was my immediate boss the summer, (between college semesters), when I trained as a machinist in a Brooklyn factory in the early 1970's.

(My grandfather was a machinist at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and as the job involved making parts used by the Navy, it helped me complete the circle with a man I greatly admired who had been gone many years at that time.)

As I read the obituary, I realized that it was none other than the gentleman himself. The machinist who was both the supervisor of the department, as well as the man who trained me on all the equipment I had to run...whether a mill, lathe, drill press, band saw, etc.

I spent that summer working there as an 18 or 19 year old. Now, more than 50 years later, I find out that we've both been living within a few miles of one another over the past twenty years without knowing it.

I searched for and found a relative's number online, called and was able to share with her my experience and fondness for him as a young man. She was so grateful for the call and I invited her to tell his widow and have her reach out any time should she want to share any reminiscence of that time. Turns out that he has a son exactly my age.

It's a small world.

R.I.P. Danny
 
yoko said:
Having a Korean mother and some Korean family near me growing up......... they are honest.... brutally honest lol

I'm sure @Fonedork can agree
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We need a hell of a lot more of that in the world today. My in-laws are an emotionally fused mess. They all walk around secretly resenting each other because nobody will confront anything; they would rather pretend everything is fine because they are too lazy to do the work required to resolve grievances/conflict, etc.

I have told my wife several times, "Thank you for being willing to fight with me". She's said the same to me. It's great knowing exactly where you stand with someone.

We were both in previous marriages where our spouses didn't care enough to put forth the effort to disagree, to resolve conflict, to fight, to be passionate, etc. That's a miserable way to live....for both parties.

I'm luckier than I have any right to be.
 
yoko said:
EMCEE EMCEE Hooked me up with a rex45 military!

So I'll be putting it through it's paces at work

Thanks Michael you're an awesome guy!

I payed it forward by gifting an m390 benchmade barrage to a guy at work!
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I have that REX 45 Military. (Burnt Orange, right?)

I think I have four Military versions. The earliest from the late 90's in 440V (S60V).
 
Blues said:
And now for something random and unexpected...

About an hour or two ago I was looking at the online edition of our local newspaper. (County of roughly 30,000 people. Nearby town of roughly 7,000.)

I saw an obituary for a man with an unusual Italian surname, and then saw the individual's first name...and I thought to myself, it's too weird that someone has the same name as the man who was my immediate boss the summer, (between college semesters), when I trained as a machinist in a Brooklyn factory in the early 1970's.

(My grandfather was a machinist at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and as the job involved making parts used by the Navy, it helped me complete the circle with a man I greatly admired who had been gone many years at that time.)

As I read the obituary, I realized that it was none other than the gentleman himself. The machinist who was both the supervisor of the department, as well as the man who trained me on all the equipment I had to run...whether a mill, lathe, drill press, band saw, etc.

I spent that summer working there as an 18 or 19 year old. Now, more than 50 years later, I find out that we've both been living within a few miles of one another over the past twenty years without knowing it.

I searched for and found a relative's number online, called and was able to share with her my experience and fondness for him as a young man. She was so grateful for the call and I invited her to tell his widow and have her reach out any time should she want to share any reminiscence of that time. Turns out that he has a son exactly my age.

It's a small world.

R.I.P. Danny
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What an interesting story, and yes another reminder of how small the world really is!! Glad you made that connection, Blues Blues ! 🙂
 
Damn hipsters!

I remember when you could get a used good quality cast iron wood burning stove for $200. Prices have skyrocketed because "vintage" is hip now.

Oh well. Going to have to pony up the cash to heat the garage.

Anyone have any models of cast iron stoves they like? I love those jotul stoves, but they're pricey!
 
carnifex knifeworks said:
Damn hipsters!

I remember when you could get a used good quality cast iron wood burning stove for $200. Prices have skyrocketed because "vintage" is hip now.

Oh well. Going to have to pony up the cash to heat the garage.

Anyone have any models of cast iron stoves they like? I love those jotul stoves, but they're pricey!
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I love my Blaze King Princess stove that is at my cabin, but they are not inexpensive.
 
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