windwood
19th January 2010, 10:20 AM
I always wanted to say "G'day mates" but was sure I'd flub it up (I'm originally a Yankee from New England so I don't quite have the right accent.....)
Lets see; I started in the home building/ remodeling stuff about 40 years ago and did 2 years in a union shop, then did 6 years of designing, building and installing solar energy projects in New Hampshire. Always had a big barn and a big workshop for screwing around in (right, hiding in). We had the rug pulled out from under the solar industry by a man named Reagan and we all had find new work. I had a wife, 2 kids and a house so I started fixing computers. Spent the next 30 years doing that (without the barn and workshop), escaped, so here I am trying to put woodworking back on a front burner.
4 kids, 2 grandkids and a series of jobs later, I'm on the net and find this great site! You guys (and women, of course) have put together a tremendous site and a fantastic forum. I'm happy to join and look forward to learning a boatload from yu'all.
John Downey
Emeryville, Ca
Lets see; I started in the home building/ remodeling stuff about 40 years ago and did 2 years in a union shop, then did 6 years of designing, building and installing solar energy projects in New Hampshire. Always had a big barn and a big workshop for screwing around in (right, hiding in). We had the rug pulled out from under the solar industry by a man named Reagan and we all had find new work. I had a wife, 2 kids and a house so I started fixing computers. Spent the next 30 years doing that (without the barn and workshop), escaped, so here I am trying to put woodworking back on a front burner.
4 kids, 2 grandkids and a series of jobs later, I'm on the net and find this great site! You guys (and women, of course) have put together a tremendous site and a fantastic forum. I'm happy to join and look forward to learning a boatload from yu'all.
John Downey
Emeryville, Ca