In Which I Travel to the East, and Meet My Guru.

[Sunbeem]

I know, I know ... I started out on a motorcycling topic, but the reason for the trip seemed to get the upper hand.

As for 12sheds, it's a long story. He has seventeen sheds. This is Bentham remember.
One of the "sheds" is an art gallery, several serve as workshops for woodturning and various aspects of sculpture.
Others are filled with the oddest collection of curiosities.
I like his sculpture because it does absolutely nothing other than delight the senses, and it does that very well.
Everything I ever made, had to serve some sort of function, and I could/can only operate within the confines of that brief.
I keep hoping I'll learn something.

Retirement is one word for it Rob, in fact there's very little work happening except cut price jobs, insurance premiums have made things impossible, and I've reached that point in life where I no longer stoop to pick something up from the floor without careful consideration, and, having lowered myself to ground level, I tend to look around to see if there is anything else I can usefully do, whilst down there.

I've been busier than ever this past few weeks, so once things are running, it'll just seem like a new job.
But with no boss, and no customers.

Sunbeem.

[dougie]

But with no boss, and no customers.

And no alarm clock

[Deleted User 287]

Didn't Monty Python do a skit about 2 sheds?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLjS3gzHetA

Google man, Google...

[enigmaT120]

I only have one shed, but at 1200 square feet it's about the size of 12 English sheds.

[dougie]

I am "shedless", so.............
SHADDUPPP

[Steve in Golden]

As for 12sheds, it's a long story. He has seventeen sheds. This is Bentham remember.
One of the "sheds" is an art gallery, several serve as workshops for woodturning and various aspects of sculpture.
Others are filled with the oddest collection of curiosities.
I like his sculpture because it does absolutely nothing other than delight the senses, and it does that very well.
Everything I ever made, had to serve some sort of function, and I could/can only operate within the confines of that brief.
I keep hoping I'll learn something.

OOPS I FORGOT ABOUT CAPSLOCK DAY DAMNIT!

There that's better.

That's the trouble with a name like 12sheds, as soon as he gets another shed, or gets rid of one, the name no longer fits. He should change his name to 17sheds. Dougie, on the other hand, will be known henceforth as "0sheds".

[Deleted User 287]

But with no boss, and no customers.

Sounds delightful!

I'm with you on the varying positions of the body thing. Plan your day accordingly.

[vanzen]

I have a shed ... soon the X will be living in it ...

Sunbeem – your sense of propriety is as a beacon
shining onto a world that can only too often appear in shadow.

[Chuey]

Almost every day my mind wanders to why we throw so much into the trash when it can be recycled. It seems the people who waste the most are the most self righteous sort. There will be a better place for me. This world has too many folks who I can't align with.

Chuey

[Sunbeem]

Take heart Osheds, I've briefed a crack team of charity workers which until recently has been providing recycled bicycles to impoverished merchant bankers, and they are now on their way to some dump called Falls City.
Their task is to reduce any shed over 120 sq ft into smaller units, and redistribute them, and I will make it my personal responsibility to see you get fixed up with something suitable to your needs.
Do you live anywhere near Ed ?

You're right Chuey, and I think people are sharing your feelings about waste in increasing numbers, certainly they respond well to the chance of placing old tools where they'll do some good.
The collection in Silverdale went well yesterday, one of the sheet metal tools turns an edge around a piece of wire, I always wondered how they did that.
When I got home, a message about a bench grinder, and a buffer, was waiting for me.
Perhaps you could express your untrendy Socialism by sending tools to Cuba ? Anything to do with growing veg, or fixing cars would go down very well, I think ...

Sunbeem.

PS. Louder Vanzen, louder, I'm so elevated on the High Moral Ground, I can hardly hear you !