Zeddedhed
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Those of you who may remember me will recall that back in September I had an accident at work and subsequently was diagnosed as Type 2 Diabetic.
Radical changes to my diet seemed to get things under control and I was back on my feet again by the end of the month.
Then the shyte hit the fan.
It started with a workshop fire which subsequently turned out to be teenage 'mischief' that got way out of control - early season fireworks fired at close range targeting the workshop and there you have it!!
Loss of stock and gear to the tune of about £15k and the need for new temporary premises.
During the three day move the van gets nicked - fortunately it mainly contained rubbish that was destined for the tip but I did lose two workmates, an MFT table and both my 3m guide rails.
Bad luck item no 3 came after the workshop was rebuilt and re-equipped and ready to go only for a connection to the sink to pop loose and turn the newly stocked w/shop into a six inch deep swimming pool. (This one actually looked a lot worse than it really was - very little damage due to learning from experience and making sure that EVERYTHING is on feet off the floor).
Number 4 - not so much bad luck, just gut-wrenchingly tragic - a much beloved Uncle who had been struggling with depression took his own life. He was probably the person in my family who I was closest too - my fishing buddy, fellow gourmand, gig partner (he introduced me to Black Sabbath, Nazareth and Fleetwood Mac at a very early age) and all round loveable rogue.
So to be honest it's been a truly appalling five months or so.
I very nearly decided to pack the joinery in, but what else can I do? It's all I know really and I need to be busy now more than ever.
The diabetes is under control, the workshop dry and ready to rock, I've got a Spotify playlist in honour of late Uncle Pete loaded up and ready to play and an order book thats starting to fill up.
So I'm back at it.
I'm also having a major clearout and rationalising a lot of gear - trying to streamline things a bit.
To all those who were promised some of the free old tools my apologies. I'm not sure if they're still here or not. If they surface I'll go back over the old posts and get them sent out but don't hold your breath.....
It's nice to be back. What have I missed?
Radical changes to my diet seemed to get things under control and I was back on my feet again by the end of the month.
Then the shyte hit the fan.
It started with a workshop fire which subsequently turned out to be teenage 'mischief' that got way out of control - early season fireworks fired at close range targeting the workshop and there you have it!!
Loss of stock and gear to the tune of about £15k and the need for new temporary premises.
During the three day move the van gets nicked - fortunately it mainly contained rubbish that was destined for the tip but I did lose two workmates, an MFT table and both my 3m guide rails.
Bad luck item no 3 came after the workshop was rebuilt and re-equipped and ready to go only for a connection to the sink to pop loose and turn the newly stocked w/shop into a six inch deep swimming pool. (This one actually looked a lot worse than it really was - very little damage due to learning from experience and making sure that EVERYTHING is on feet off the floor).
Number 4 - not so much bad luck, just gut-wrenchingly tragic - a much beloved Uncle who had been struggling with depression took his own life. He was probably the person in my family who I was closest too - my fishing buddy, fellow gourmand, gig partner (he introduced me to Black Sabbath, Nazareth and Fleetwood Mac at a very early age) and all round loveable rogue.
So to be honest it's been a truly appalling five months or so.
I very nearly decided to pack the joinery in, but what else can I do? It's all I know really and I need to be busy now more than ever.
The diabetes is under control, the workshop dry and ready to rock, I've got a Spotify playlist in honour of late Uncle Pete loaded up and ready to play and an order book thats starting to fill up.
So I'm back at it.
I'm also having a major clearout and rationalising a lot of gear - trying to streamline things a bit.
To all those who were promised some of the free old tools my apologies. I'm not sure if they're still here or not. If they surface I'll go back over the old posts and get them sent out but don't hold your breath.....
It's nice to be back. What have I missed?
