: G'day Rehd,

: Well, I've still got a half finished WR180 in the garage, it is going to stay
: half finished for a while. We've just purchased our first home, pick up
: the keys a week from today!

: The house is a real dump and needs a lot of work, the termites have been
: busy. Welcome to the worlds largest honey dew patch! It is in a great
: location, about a five minute walk to the local put-in. If I do manage to
: grab some free time I think I'll spend it paddling the S&G 'G' boat!

: I can't complain too much about all the work I'll have to do on the house,
: I'm actually looking foward to it And the wife keeps making me buy all the
: tools I'm going to need! so far: ROS, compound mitre saw, router, the
: table saw and drill press are coming. The workshop area is 25' x 12'

: What about yourself? building anything interesting?

: Cheers,

: Paul

Hey Paul

Sounds like a busy life there. I would have thought the Olympics would have cured you folks of working for a while.

I'm still working on my 18' Walrus, have the plans and starting the forms of my Great Auk, and will be looking into a Stitch and Glue plan as well, in the near future.

Actually, since I don't have a Mrs. to prod me into getting the house in order, my neighbor brought his wife down the street to do it instead. She walked into my 20 year bachelor pad and about fainted. So, now, for the past 2 or 3 weeks, they have been prodding me, and helping me get the place all spruced up. You'd think I was getting hitched or something. You could nearly eat off the floor. But.... They're still trying to get this Walrus out of my living room, but, it has to be skinned and decked first. I'm still building the Web-Site as well. But, since Friday is the big Trash haul around here, I'm busy in the barn, garage, back yard and occasionally, get called into the house to haul some old treasures out to the curb. But, I suppose it's all for the better. She's gonna have a hemorage when I start sanding the frame on the Walrus in here. LOL Probably get a broom across the back of the head for that one. Wouldn't know any good lookin' single ladies down there that aren't so hard on a guy for enjoying his hobbies...... in the house, would ya??? It's a good thing My buddie takes his wife home in the evenings. She'd probably keep me up all night with the screeching and throwing stuff out the door, and that incessant swish, swish, swish, swishing. What's a broom?

Hey, good luck on the new home and enjoy the projects. It'll keep you younger. Hope to get that Web-site up soon and you can see what a mess I've been through just to get started in this whacky hobbie. Uh, the "Whacky" part would be the broom slapping off the side of my head. Later dude, This is one Postie that has to get some beauty sleep if he's going to even get up in the morning. LOL

Rehd

P.S. ( be very careful how you say " The wife is MAKING you buy all those tools. You may have to make a web-site to show how you did it and answer tons of questions and stuff. Mum's the word. )