Same here Paul. My most used tool now is my checkbook. -----Original Message----- >From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@comcast.net> >Sent: Mar 3, 2021 12:37 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Halooo!......? > >I used to do all my home and auto repairs, but now at 73, I’m hobbled by arthritis in all my joints. I can barely wash my hair. > >Paul > >> On Mar 3, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: >> >> Paul, you are so right, it does get tougher with age but will always be in your blood. I still do everything myself but never more that a metre or 2 above ground level. It takes ages for old toppies to heal. Two friends of mine had severe bruising & broken arms. One fell off a ladder while cleaning his gutters & the other off the edge of his empty swimming pool which he was about to paint. Both were fitters who had progressed to Foreman level. >> >> Alan C >> >>> On 03-Mar-21 05:51 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >>> Larry - >>> >>> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, but...revel in the fact that you can still do it. As you get older you'll find that the repairs you make still give you the satisfaction of completing them, but they take longer to accomplish. But...even more difficult...is admitting to yourself "I have the skills; I have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." It took me until about 75 to begin to give up on some household repairs, and now, nearly 5 years later it's still difficult. When you spend a lifetime working with "the tools" maybe it never goes away. Marcia has finally convinced me to stay off the roof. 😁 >>> >>> Back to photography...the turkey pix, I think, are better in this series than the last. 39960 is a pretty classic tom turkey look and 39968 - the tom with is harem of hens is fun. >>> >>> -p >>> >>>> On 3/2/2021 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>>> Not unless you count taking photos of the busted fanblade in my clothes dryer. Sometimes I really envy people with no mechanical skills who are forced to buy reliable appliances rather than being consigned to kludging things back together long past their “good by”, or their “goodbye” date. >>>> I did waste a few megapixels on local fauna yesterday: turkeys, juncos, a robin and a couple of cows. If you’re already bored nearly into a coma this may be slightly less boring: >>>> >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718487879546 >>>> >>>> There are two flocks of turkeys on my ride around the block. This is the small flock on the near side of the hill. >>>> >>>> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

MARK! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 4:10 PM Ken Waller <kwaller@peoplepc.com> wrote: > Same here Paul. > My most used tool now is my checkbook. > >