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Skriven 2007-02-01 22:23:51 av John Massey (1:123/789.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Bob Sakowski
Ärende: Presidential race
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Bob Sakowski -> John Massey wrote:
 BS> On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:38:28 -0500, John Massey wrote:

 BS>>> And when the only people on the street corner are hispanics, what
 >> then John?

 >> I doubt that would ever happen down her in SW Georgia. but if the only
 BS> daylabor that I could get might, through no fault of my own, presented a
risk
 >> so great that I would have to go to jail. I would close up shop tomorrow.

 BS> It is already happening in Florida.

In some parts. You know I remember that area of Florida as it was in the mid
60's. I remember when houses like Mr. Doll's were so far out in the middle of
the orchard you were miles from anything.
The loss of the great natural beauty of the area you now call home, as it was
back when I was a teenager, is a shame.

 But today's Orlando is not my part of today's Georgia. Here in Columbus there
is little chance that the labor pool of poorly educated African-American and
dumber that dirt whites will dry up in my working lifetime.


 BS>>> Are you prepared to go out of business?

 >> I could stop that part of the things I do and it would not affect my
 BS> lifestyle, other than I would have more time for other things I enjoy.

 BS> If it wouldn't affect your lifestyle other than to give you more time to
 BS> enjoy other things, then why are you not stopping?

 BS> That is a serious question, John.

Because I like what I do now.
I like taking someones ideas for and old building and turning it into a
showplace. From design to implementation.

There are several things I could turn to if I had to quit restoring/remodeling 
old/ odd / unique/ spaces and giving them new life.

I have had an idea for several years to build a wood-strip/fiberglass canoe
with an electric trolling motor molded in to the shell, with
wireless throttle / rudder control for people that for whatever reason could
not paddle a canoe but could use a joy stick control.

One of the very nice, very rich, people I do work for on a regular basis
offered to buy the  first prototype and help market them if I wanted to go into
the canoe building business.

There seems to be a shortage of people around here that can reproduce some of
the  moldings and other architectural detail pieces needed to restore the
houses in the Historic District here. The Historic District is the the Place to
have a house if you have money.

I make the ones I need in my own shop. I'm sure that if I put out the word
through the painters  and lumber yard, I would have more request for
reproduction work that I could do.


I have been admirer of mission/craftsman style of furniture for 30 years
I have made a few attempts to copy the Stickley style that, when I showed to a
few people, they offered to buy. It's not hard to build, I have all the
equipment I need, I have the shop space so I could reasonable be making
mission/craftsman style of furniture for many years.

I enjoy the work of each, so if I can't do one I'll do another. Or something
else.

Serious answer

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