Ken Nagrod said:
Carroll,
How does someone your age remember the days you bought stuff back in 2006? [big grin]
You had to be looking at receipts. Had to be!
Ken, I might not remember what I ate for lunch today, since all the receipt says is "1 Senior Lunch with Beverage" at Home Town Buffet a few minutes from my shop. I might have consumed Ice Tea or Classic Coke.
I remember well the first 3 or 4 visits to the new Eagle Tools location in Los Angeles because I had not seen Jesse in person in several years. I remeber the excitement of bringing home my TS55, 3 rails, Systainer of accessories, a pair of Quick Clamps and my first CT22. They had to remove the CT22 carton since it would not fit in my Pontiac Grand Am. They gave me a 2006 catalog, I read that and went back the next day to buy a cleaning set because I was so impressed by the low noise of the CT22. Most Saturdays at Eagle Tools there are a lot of respected woodworkers visiting. That was where I learned to use the 36mm AS hose on the TS55 and the value of the cover plate. So I do remember some of the details.
The date I bought my first OF1010 is written inside its Systainer and also inside the Systainer of the LR 32 kit.
Probably in deep storage I have the receipt for my first RO 150, but given last year it was fully depreciated that is not something I try to remember.
My own belief is that by remaining professional active mentally and physically has stretched my useful career several years.
Steve Bace and everyone who has participate in a class with me has seen me fade about 3:30 PM on class days. There was a time when I could put in 16 hour days. Of course back then I could usually remember my lunch choices until I finished supper.