Made my local Woodcraft store happy....

[Dave Ronyak]

I grew up in Langhorne, RT 413 next to St Mary's hospital. Haven't been back since "77", have things changed?

I cant answered the "have things changed" question I'm a transplant from Ohio been here about 12 yrs.

Scott W.

Scott,

And I am a transplant from southwestern PA, many more years before you left Ohio.

Dave R.

 

[nickao]

The older one left about 7 years ago and the younger one left about 5 years ago (well, I "encouraged" him to move by remodeling his bathroom and refused him permission to use mine during the remodel : ).  Even though the younger one lives 10-12 minutes away, he doesn't come around as much as we would like.  We're forced to bribe him with filet's on the barby, pulled port and ribs.

Get him addicted to Festools then he may come around to borrow yours, tell him only if he stays on the premises. That may get him over more!

I wish.  He lives in an apartment and has little need for tools other than to repair his car.  Besides, if he were addicted to Festool, it would interfere with his "Rock Band" time.  :-\

He stopped over the other day to use my internet connection so he could download the latest Rock Band updates for his Xbox.  I suggested he go with his mother and I tomorrow morning to the Festool road show in West Chester, PA.  "That's nice dad, I don't think so... But I do appreciate you asking".  :

Green, my 24 year old and 16 year old and the 13 and 11 year old want nothing to do with woodworking. Boy, if my dad would have offered to spend time with me like that I would have jumped at it.

My 5 year old twins are constantly wanting to help and little Vanessa is a wiz. Dominick and Vanessa draw  little designs and plan to build them with me. They pick the colors and say well this is Oak and this will be Walnut etc. They already can pick out Oak, Walnut and Maple at 5 years old. It's how I taught them colors.

None of the bigger kids ever showed an interest even at that age. I am crossing my fingers they don't grow out of it!

Nick

 

[GreenGA]

I wish.  He lives in an apartment and has little need for tools other than to repair his car.  Besides, if he were addicted to Festool, it would interfere with his "Rock Band" time.   :-\

He stopped over the other day to use my internet connection so he could download the latest Rock Band updates for his Xbox.  I suggested he go with his mother and I tomorrow morning to the Festool road show in West Chester, PA.  "That's nice dad, I don't think so... But I do appreciate you asking".  :

Green, my 24 year old and 16 year old and the 13 and 11 year old want nothing to do with woodworking. Boy, if my dad would have offered to spend time with me like that I would have jumped at it.

My 5 year old twins are constantly wanting to help and little Vanessa is a wiz. Dominick and Vanessa draw  little designs and plan to build them with me. They pick the colors and say well this is Oak and this will be Walnut etc. They already can pick out Oak, Walnut and Maple at 5 years old. It's how I taught them colors.

None of the bigger kids ever showed an interest even at that age. I am crossing my fingers they don't grow out of it!

Nick

Our oldest is, I just can't say it..., he'll be 38 in December, while the youngest will turn 30 in June.  Neither one had any interest in my field, computers.  The oldest became, of all things, a lawyer while the youngest is still floundering around looking for a career.

The oldest knows what a screw driver is but has no clue as to how to use it.  The youngest is the opposite but wants to spend too much time on his "relaxation".  Maybe he'll come around.

 

[nickao]

GreenGA I guess the adage  'different strokes for different folks"  applies here.

You must be awfully proud. Becoming a lawyer does take a lot of hard work and dedication.

Nickao

 

[GreenGA]

GreenGA I guess the adage  'different strokes for different folks"  applies here.

You must be awfully proud. Becoming a lawyer does take a lot of hard work and dedication.

Nickao

Yes, his mother and I are proud and pleased.  However, he now has a masters in two different business categories as well as a bachelors in journalism.  We think he finally found something he likes, besides writing.  The degree he did all on his own.  He held down a fulltime job and went to law school fulltime in the evenings.

We both just wish his brother had half the determination to get ahead. 

 

[Dave Ronyak]

My daughter is 31 and my son 26.  Both have BS degrees, and she also has 2 1/2 masters degrees and about 3/4 of her PhD, but when it is all over it's likely she still need other financial support  because her field of study is musicology.  One possible side benefit to me is that she is now fluent in German, and decent in Spanish and French, too.  But not interested in anything relating to technical, let alone woodworking.  My son has no interest in getting his hands dirty or being outside where insects may annoy him.  I tried to teach each of them how to do many things relating to home and auto maintenance and basic repairs, and so has their mother, and both of us have lead by example, but, hey, everyone is different.  I also think it is a generational thing, and many members of their generation think everyone else needs to accomodate them.  Last Fall my employer rolled out a company-wide training program about the various generations of people who are in the workplace today and how widely these groups vary in perspective about many things.  One of the bottom lines of that program is that we are all going to have to adjust to and accomodate Generations X and Y or Millenium Generation, whatever you choose to call them.  That's a huge reversal from what I grew up being taught -- I had to conform to society and the workplace if I expected to get and keep a job, and welfare or sloughing off wasn't an option in my house, school or town.

Bottom line to any of you whose adult children are out on their own and productive, be very thankful for that!!  For those whose children are interested in learning about woodworking from you as their parent, consider yourself doubly blessed.  I guess Nick is quadruplably blessed!

Dave R.

 

[Paul Franklin]

Dave

I feel real blessed, my youngest son, loves to be in the shop with me, he also has his own business, woodturning, he just bought himself a $1500.00 lathe. Also the local newspaper is coming tomorrow to interview him for the business section.

Did I mention he is only 12 years old. And he want a Festool Lathe!

Paul