Henceforth, that day shall be known as Feast of Ascension of the Holy Drill of Antioch. Or Father's Day, whatever's easier. 

Chris.

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Dnia Jun 21, 2011 o godz. 8:01 ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Rust demons II- The Curse of the hinge pins
> Remember the center hinge part, with the pin rusted in?  Well, I
> decided to drill them out before my next auto body class.   As I lay
> the side gate upon the wood on the bed of my Doka, I remembered when I
> got this olde Sears drill from their rebuilt department before my
> first son was born.  Now he has a daughter and two sons, and this
> drill and I have done a lot of jobs through the years.  I started
> drilling out the first pin but had to keep changing bits as they were
> a bit older than my drill.  Actually, my father gave me the whole pile
> of bits with just a hint of an evil glint in his eye, now that I
> recall.  Anyway, after pressing the bit home, I decided to persevere
> even though smoke started pouring from the drill casing.  I was
> outside, downwind from the smoke, and hey, I’m a guy.  When I started
> seeing sparks through the smoke and the housing I unplugged the drill
> and lay it in the grass until it appeared safe.
> 
> Then my wife, always a clear thinker when she saw beside the driveway
> smoke lazily rising from the grass like the ethereal spirit of the
> dead drill, marched me into her car and off we went to get some new
> hardware.  I am now the proud possessor of a new ½ inch hammer/drill
> with plenty of muscle, a new set of self-centering wood bits, and a
> set of metal drilling bits for my Hansen drill index.  I spared no
> expense as it wasn’t even my money; it’s the kid’s inheritance!  And
> to follow dad’s example, I think I will give that big pile of dad’s
> olde bits to my youngest son.  Don’t you just love family traditions!
> 
> ed, olde and crively in VA