On Monday 28 January 2013 12:38:44 Mark Wendt did opine: Message additions Copyright Monday 28 January 2013 by Gene Heskett
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I had several of those, got my SS card in '47 IIRC. These are > > supposed to be my golden years. But the only gold is my wedding ring > > and one tooth. TBT, getting old isn't for wimps. Some mornings its a > > chore just to gnaw thru the straps and get up to pee. :) OTOH, YOLO, > > unless your name is Shirley McClain. ;-) > > > > Cheers, Gene > > Hell Gene, I'm hope I'm as active as you are when I reach your age. > Another place to consider for nuts, bolts and screws is Fastenal. > I've heard some horror stories about them, but our local branch is > great! I bought all the nuts, bolts and odd-ball fasteners from them > when I was building my machine. You do have to buy in quantity, but > on occasion, I've been able to buy a few pieces out of a broken box. > All in how you sweet talk the cute young ladies behind the counter. > ;-) I've had an account with them for years now, and have always > gotten good service from them, even when having to order something > they don't stock in the store. Couple days turn around being the > longest. Quickest was going in the morning, ordering and having it > there that afternoon. > > They ain't McMaster-Carr on stocking the world, but they do have a ton > of stuff, and they have good catalogs too. > > Mark There are a couple of places like that within driving distance, I think one of then even calls themselves that. No sweet young thing I could proposition behind the counter though. Limited hours, might be open today. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> Everything might be different in the present if only one thing had been different in the past. I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
