How to fill your time when laid up?

[rsser]

Seems a few of us are restricted and shed-time is out.

Here's my worst tip: get in a few of those books or mags titled something like '201 shop tips, tricks and jigs'.

I've now got over a 1000 tips and tricks, and they're riveting reading for a while, but can I recall many the next day? Nope.

Some time later I'll recall there was a solution to a prob of interest, but finding it again? No chance.

[Ashore]

Get some small twine and make yourself the knots for a knot board, and then you'll be not bored

[jimbur]

Use it as a learning experience. Practise for a cantankerous old age by being obnoxious to everyone.
Get well soon,
Jim

[rsser]

LOL.

I think someone close to me may feel I've had more than enuff practice at 'old age'.

[wheelinround]

Soon it will be whats a lathe??? How is one used whats it for

Or become ampidextrous or the first foot turner.......... nope some bloke in Afganistan/Pakistan already has

[Wood Borer]

Ern,

Try and think of a non physical skill you are lacking and brush up on it whilst you are laid up.

An example might be a branch of maths you could use in your shed.

Just a thought.

[Ozkaban]

It's all pretty annoying. I was off sick all last week with a chest infection, and only had the stamina to go to the shed and finish a single pen. How unfair is it to actually be sick during sick leave??? I would have got a ton more done if I was OK...

I did a lot of sleeping and mooching about. still, it seems like a waste of a week, so I don't know how you're coping! Mind you I'm only back at work 'cos I ran out of sick leave

Hope you're not going too insane.

Cheers,
Dave

[Zed]

download some

or take up on line gaming. plenty out there... if your just laying about it can be fun for a while....

[tea lady]

Work on the Suntan.

Finally read War and Peace.

Make an index for the jig book.

[Wood Borer]

download some

Do you know the nature of his injury Zed?

He wouldn't be able to fit in with you Sydney lot.

[Ozkaban]

download some

Do you know the nature of his injury Zed?

(there's another smilie in there even more appropriate, about 10 rows down in the general section, but I don't think there's ever a good time to use that one )

[rsser]

LOL in spades!

Mae West said 'A hard man is good to find'.

Well I fit the bill, only in the wrong places ;-}

[daninjt]

If you haven't already, get to know Sketchup. Its free, from Google. Not too much of a learning curve before you get a useable result.

Then you can while away a few hours doing detailed design for new projects, get to see how they look, play around with dimensions etc.

Cheers,

Dan

[Sturdee]

Ern, when I was recovering from my radiation treatment I used to do jigsaw puzzles. Got them for a few dollars each from the op shop. Kept me from getting bored.


Peter.

[Woodwould]

Write a book... or two!
Research a family tree.
Research anything that takes your fancy.
Visit dying people and listen to their life stories. Write another book.
Do anything for someone else.