Foreigner as in - from Pennsylvania... not the musical group. I feel honored to be a part of this group after looking at all the fine work in your photo gallery. I'm not from North Carolina although I almost was. My son had worked in Greenville at the Pitt County Hospital for a year before moving back here to be closer to us. He figures we're getting older and need his direction! I don't know what he's talking about. Now...what was I saying? We almost moved to SC too because of a son down there but opted to stay here because of health reasons... guess the younger NC son found out about them.:roll:
Anyway... I'm retired from communications after 35 years with GTE/Verizon. My last 15 years I was in charge of 380 buildings and the eastern half of Pa. as the Building and Grounds Manager. Boy did I love visiting my area buildings. I could do 2000 miles a week if I wanted to. Then the spine started to come apart and the driving became a problem.. so I retired to try something else for a while. 2 years at a school district later after helping them with the construction od their new high school as a liason between district and contractor, the spine got the best of me and I retired for good. During that whole time I was in with a home remodeler as a part-time job.
My wife bought me a project for retirement of 2 Model A Fords and I set out to work on them 6 years ago. Only one done and it's my biggest wood project to date. I'll post some pictures of it as well as some of my projects so you can see what I do in my shop. The major power tools in the shop are at least 60 years old. A wood lathe from Craftsman from 1940's, a metal lathe from Sears/Dunlap from the same era, and my Dad's drill press form the 1950's. All in super working order. Like Tarhead, I collect and restore old treadle saws too. I have other antique tools I've collected to display on my handyman truck at car shows. My avatar shows the one toolbox open at a show last year.
I know I'll be able to learn quite a bit here and hope I can share some of my knowledge too. Really looking forward to meeting some of you too. I already know there's a few here from my scroller site.
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Anyway... I'm retired from communications after 35 years with GTE/Verizon. My last 15 years I was in charge of 380 buildings and the eastern half of Pa. as the Building and Grounds Manager. Boy did I love visiting my area buildings. I could do 2000 miles a week if I wanted to. Then the spine started to come apart and the driving became a problem.. so I retired to try something else for a while. 2 years at a school district later after helping them with the construction od their new high school as a liason between district and contractor, the spine got the best of me and I retired for good. During that whole time I was in with a home remodeler as a part-time job.
My wife bought me a project for retirement of 2 Model A Fords and I set out to work on them 6 years ago. Only one done and it's my biggest wood project to date. I'll post some pictures of it as well as some of my projects so you can see what I do in my shop. The major power tools in the shop are at least 60 years old. A wood lathe from Craftsman from 1940's, a metal lathe from Sears/Dunlap from the same era, and my Dad's drill press form the 1950's. All in super working order. Like Tarhead, I collect and restore old treadle saws too. I have other antique tools I've collected to display on my handyman truck at car shows. My avatar shows the one toolbox open at a show last year.
I know I'll be able to learn quite a bit here and hope I can share some of my knowledge too. Really looking forward to meeting some of you too. I already know there's a few here from my scroller site.
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