I owe an apology. I jumped the gun and (clearly!) it was because the whole age thing is one of my biggest pet peeves.
Harold, I understand now how you meant what you said. Tone of voice is so hard to convey in the typed word. You see how I took it, and I was wrong. You owe me NO apology! I owe YOU an apology for assuming (you see the first three letters in assume?) what you meant. Sorry.
Furu, all you had to do was mention something about me "being a relative kid" and I was seeing a little red (no pun intended with red bridges and all!). Sorry.
See? I'm SO BAD at understanding people. I find it so exhausting trying to understand people much of the time that it's just easier to be a hermit. This is what comes naturally to me so I go with it. I stay on my mountain surrounded by my old stuff and I'm relatively happy.
Speaking of old stuff, I just picked up an old lathe, open gear drive, no name tags or numbers anywhere on it. I'm thinking it once had ID tags riveted somewhere but I don't find anything after scraping many layers of chipping paint off. I estimate it to be from the late 20s, early 30s or so. It has all the basic fixin's to turn parts. It came from a fella the wife works with in the tool room and he never used it and wanted to make room for what he really wants and let me have it and a bunch of tooling and fixtures for $75. It took me over 20 years but I finally have one. Now to find an old milling machine and I'll be all set.
Sorry for the way I am, guys. I simply can't help it sometimes. I do try - I really do. I appreciate your candor. Thanks for that. Eating crow sucks but it's what honest people need to do sometimes. Others may have just remained silent for fear of looking foolish but I need to always stand up and be truthful and honest.
And AO - you're a rascal! Your name reminds me of a junkyard that used to be around way back when. I barely remember it. There's a picture of it in one of the family albums, with a sign that says Ass O's Salvage. Relative of yours?