I'm officially old now.

Hey greg
whooo Trading toy for toys Enjoy and congrats. Let’s not talk about that old stuff!!!

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I think you misunderstand the concept of ‘old’... look it up in the dictionary!

I think you meant you’re officially ‘wise’ !

;)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

some of us missed the bike and went straight to tools. be glad you got to have a little fun on that thing. lol.

...and look at the garage floor beckoning to be filled with sawdust making tools! You have space and tools coming in, oh the excitement! (I have not seem my floor for years and was just wondering if it was concrete or wood… ; ) Happy sawdust making!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

You’re not old, you’re mature :o)

-- -- Don in Ottawa

Congrats on the new toys, I mean tools….can’t wait to see what is made with them !!! Please do a review on all of them when you get them up and running…I am very interested in the G0458 open drum sander !!!!

-- Don S.E. OK

No, old is when your babies start having babies. Our eldest daughter made us new grandparents at the end of June.

With all the aunts and grandma, Olivia has no hope but to be totally spoiled. Not that I would have anything to do with this. And yes, I do tell the four daughters that my gray hair is their fault.

-- CutNRun - So much wood, so many trails, so little time

CutNRun…...Congrats…that’s a BEAUTIFUL family….that baby girl does not stand a chance…she will be the queen of the house. And I bet she has “Grandpa” wrapped around her little finger already !!

-- Don S.E. OK

well done greg :
now we can all ride along with you ,
and visit places that bike could never go !
.
and congratulations grandpa ,
you have good jeans ,
even with all the glue all over them !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

CutNRun…Great looking family you have there. My son is the only grandchild on both sides, so we understand spoiled-rotten. I’d swear those people impersonating my parents aren’t the ones who raised me! I never got away with the stuff Alex does, or got half the toys! :)

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

I’d swear those people impersonating my parents aren’t the ones who raised me! I never got away with the stuff Alex does, or got half the toys! :)

LOL…isn’t that the truth. I used to watch my parents with my son when he was a young child and even now and wonder “Who are you and what have you done with my parents”

-- Don S.E. OK

Well Greg, your not alone…I am also selling some toys I don’t play with anymore and will be putting in my Grizzly order soon. That bike looks like it was allot of fun to ride…..but I am sure you will enjoy the woodworking equipment as much as the bike. I hope to get a new table saw, and a jointer out of my “over the hill” sale! I bet you cant wait to get your new toys!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

The open-side drum sander is something I’m really interested in trying. It’s expensive, and not a tool in the typical hobbyist’s arsenal. I debated getting a nice cabinet saw, but I’m currently pleased with my setup and the big cabinet saws eat too much space in my garage. The sander is relatively small, and should allow me to get a smooth finish on panels up to 36”! I also debated getting one of those jointer/planer combos, but my separate units work fine so I put that one off.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Great tools should of keep the bike and bought a cover!

-- Woodisit

I think you’ve definately got a better deal than the person who bought the bike!

Beautiful family you have there! Best of health to all of you!

Now get that woodshop set up and get to work!

Did you go to Grizzly’s showroom? We need to take a trip up to the PA location soon. I know it’s going to be a dangerous one.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Wow four daughters I have three sons reminds me of a few weeks ago I became a grandad.Beautiful best of luck to all concerned.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

I debated pickup-up the tools at the PA showroom, but it’s an 8 hour drive one-way and I just couldn’t justify it in a truck that gets 13mpg.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Greg – you’ll be glad you chose NOT to drive to pickup…. enjoy the easy delivery, and playing with the tools, forget about the boring never-ending drive to do your own delivery… ;)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Greg Enjoy your new toys and dont forget the reveiws

CutnRun you have a beautiful family

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Six girls you are in trouble.

Congratulations on the new toys.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Greg, Congrats on the new tools/toys

-- Growing older but not up!

Congrats on the great exchange. Would have traded the bike for the tools anytime!

CutNRun, Now don’t feel bad about the greandbaby. I am only 49 and between my 5 kids I have SEVEN grand kids! I have been old for years.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

As PurpLev said, you’re just wiser. I was always wise because my wife is an Occupational Therapist so she’s never let me be otherwise.

But don’t feel bad, as Jeremy Clarkson has pointed out, having a motor bike can be ridiculous when you’re a little bit older:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

You can get an Ariel Atom or…maybe a new table saw instead. :)

charlton….They now have a 500hp Ariel Atom. I thought that car was fast when I first saw that Top Gear video, and that one only had 300hp!

Before the crotch rocket I had owned a couple cruiser-style bikes. The Katana was fun, but I missed the comfortable riding position of the cruisers. I still love my ‘Vette, but the wife’s Infiniti is a much nicer ride and is very comfortable. I always made fun of the guys in the cushy rides, and now I’m one of them!

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

charlton, thanks for posting that, I hadn’t seen it… I was laughing and jumping up and down like a kid at a parade watching that video…that is just plain awesome.

-- Ryno