“You Say It’s Your Birthday”
Well, it’s my birthday too…
When I was leaving for Polska the first time, my parents played a little joke on me. I had an old, almost-working laptop that I was planning on taking, and one day, Mom came to me and said she’d bought me a battery for my laptop. “I don’t know if it will work with yours or not, but…”
I looked at it and thought, “Oh dear. Mom’s wasted money. I hope she can take it back.” But I gratefully thanked her and said, “Well, you might be right. I don’t know if it will work with that old lap top.” At which time Dad blindsided me, putting a new laptop on my lap and saying, “It’ll work with this one.”
They did it again.
Piła
This time, with a saw and goggles.
“Dad’s always wanted one of those,” Mom/Nana said.
“I guess he has one now,” I said, “With a place to store it.”
Dziadek was equally impressed, but declared that it was not for a beginner like me. Probably not, but I’ll learn.
Happy Birthday! That looks like a serious piece of kit. I hope you enjoy using it!
Safety first…remember your goggles! One of these would have been great when we custom built closet organizers, bookshelves, desk, covered deck, etc. when you were growing up!
It is a serious piece of equipment, Kinuk. It has “danger” written all over it, and it has possible adjustments that I couldn’t even figure out how to manipulate. I’ve no idea how to use it; fortunately, Dad does, and I’ve always wanted to learn.
Next piece of equipment: a router.
And don’t worry, Nana — I need all my fingers and both eyes to change L’s diaper at three in the morning, so I won’t be taking any unnecessary risks.
Quality work demands quality equipment. No amount of experience or knowledge will make up for poor equipment. Start with the right tools and quality performance comes with practice.
Which is what I say to K every time I mention a new guitar…
:D happy birthday late. Enjoy your presents :D