Johanna

Happy birthday, Kathy! May you celebrate lots and lots more 29ths! Remember, we're not getting older, it's everyone else. Johanna

Dually- you made my day with your poem. We started LW in order to let leatherworkers learn, laugh and have fun, and I guess we must be doing something right, 'cause you folks are here, learning and laughing. God bless all you fine people who hang out here! Johanna

Click the "Options" button at the top right and select "standard view" in display modes. That should put it back like it was for you. Holler if you have any problems! Johanna

JohnD- if anyone deserved the good karma today, you did. I'm glad you got your wallet back, and I think it's cool that the guy admired yours so much he wants one too. Tuck a few of your business cards in there for when he gets compliments. It's good to know that there are people who will do the right thing, just because it is the right thing. I'm glad you met one of those good people today. But then, you would have done the same for him, so what goes around comes around. Johanna

Denise- you forgot to mention how your summer only lasts for approx. three weeks, then it snows in August. I am coming to see you one of these days, though. If I can't hire a dog sled team, maybe I can get a helicopter drop? I want to sit in your kitchen sooooo bad! You can put me to work shoveling up after the animals, as long as I don't have to know any technical terms for any horse parts. I will bring your horses some Ohio apples, if they are allowed to have them, and they won't be mad at me for not knowing the name of that very long back muscle. I will tell them how Johnny Appleseed gave up and died before he ever got to Alberta, and the guy with the orange tree seeds went bankrupt or froze to death or both. They have a statue of him downtown, from what I hear, but it has never unthawed enough to be seen by the public. Johanna (I love teasing Denise and she knows it. She'd tease me back, but then she'd have to tie the tin cans and string to the horse to get an Internet signal...)

You can edit a post for a few hours, after that, get a hold of someone in green to fix it for you. You can't remove the first post of a new topic unless you are green. I think the reasoning is that id Joe Blow gets mad, he might want to delete all of his posts, leaving big holes in the board. Little errors like what happened to you the other day is just regular housekeeping, and anyone in green can fix it. Johanna

I really miss the little burgers from Krystals. They must have teeny tiny spatulas in the kitchens there. The biscuits in the morning were always good too, esp. with the sausage gravy. YUM!! Johanna

If you will look on the front page of the forum, and scroll to the bottom, you will find a calendar with all the information on classes and shows that our members post. Click on any entry for more information. Johanna

I have a set, Suze. Geeeshhh...we need to get to Tandy I guess. You;ve been bitten by the bug BAAAAD. ~J

Oh, my, I don't know where to start! I usually send these messages in PMs, but I don't want any confusion here. We did remove a thread at another poster's request, and it had nothing to do with you other than you brought it back to the top of the queue. I have no idea what it takes to be a cowboy, and you seem to be a good writer, so why don't you start a thread in Leatherwork Conversation and tell us about your experiences and what you have learned about life, leather and whatever makes you tick. We are glad to have you here on LW, but we must insist that everybody plays nice, and doesn't run with scissors. You probably have a lot you can teach us. I for one know just about nothing about being a cowboy other than what Romey and Russ and a few others have told me. You tell me in your own topic, and I'll be interested to read it. Johanna back to regularly scheduled programming, people.

All posts in this section are on mod preview because unregistered members (like this original poster) can post. This section does get some spam postings occasionally that we would prefer to keep off the board. Johanna caveat emptor You guys all noticed the original post is dated Oct 2008 and the guy never came back, right?

Feel free to use and modify the one posted at the top of this forum: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=11869 I'd love to see some others, if anyone has a lesson plan they would like to share! Johanna

Click the "options" button on the top right side and when the drop down menu appears look for "display modes". Click it back to "standard" and all should be well again. Johanna

This bag was supposed to be laced nice and pretty, but after 10 years, I have a full box of dry-rotted lace. What a waste! Goat, calf, kanga, the works. Some are full spools, some are odds and ends, lots of different colors and some I dyed myself. If anyone has a use for this box, send me a PM. Susie- you did a great job, but I had no doubts. All he fabric talents you have acquired transferred sweetly into leather, and I hope to see you doing more in the future. You saw the pile of leather I have to play with! We will take a ride to the Tandy soon and get some odds and ends. I want to get to the Cincy one to assist with their new leather guild soon anyway. You're welcome in the shop any time, you know that. (I like the way you put stuff away!) I don't need to be down there with you like when the kids are in there. Just remember I will hear from anywhere in the house if I hear a punch that is not on a poundo board or scrap leather and freak out, and we will be fine. love, your cuz, Johanna

Called. Thank you, Henry. Johanna

I haven't run a leather shop in 10 years, but I will never sell my tools. My tools are my security net- my kids will always have food to eat because I have my tools and my initiative. You need to seek some help from a doctor who understands your medical issues and can provide a treatment that helps you get better. I'll bet most of us here have lost a job at one time or another, or taken one we hated temporarily. Many people have been through worse ordeals than losing a job. What matters is learning how to bounce back when life throws you a hard blow. Sometimes we need help from special people- our parents, doctors, ministers, teachers, therapists and friends. Sometimes recovery is just baby steps one at a time, but they add up. The first step is admitting we need help and seeking it. You need a doctor right now, not a tool sale. Johanna

When I was a kid and visiting my grandma here in Ohio I loved to go next door to Susie's house. She had fancy gowns and sparkles and baubles and the imagination to make dress up so much fun. She was always the queen, though- I had to be a princess or peasant, depending on her mood. Janie inherited Susie's gift for accessorizing and shining, and Susie keeps her in treasures somehow. Janie was thrilled to wear a gown and crown, and she knows Susie is her ace in the hole for the glamour her mother lacks. Suze- you outdid yourself this time, especially on such short notice. I admit i kinda panicked when I got the notice from the teacher, but you were so cool and confident. I wish I had your genius for creativity and invention. You are an artist in ways I never understood- and you made a little girl feel so proud and special I'm getting a little teary. Thank you for loving my Janie too. Johanna

Lots of good points made here, but this thread has strayed from the original topic into international politics so I'm closing it. If anyone wants to revisit the ebay subject, start a new thread please. Johanna

Mary- you are welcome to introduce yourself, share your link(s), and show off your stuff. LW was born to serve leatherworkers, and if the board helps someone get a customer- well, that makes us all happy! Johanna

Brent, I'd know your truck anywhere! God bless Texas, and God bless America! ~J

A lot of those "errors" are from the forum's skin. Some of the other "errors" are from the mods to the board (like the hover preview and showing members online). I don't know what the rest of the problems it flags are, but the forum seems to work okay for all the different browsers. Incidentally, more than 85% of our viewers are using IE. Firefox is next, and Macs come in at less than 2%. Johanna

I drive a Dodge Durango most of the time (especially in my Sarah Palin disguise!) and it's a good truck. It likes the highway, but it takes the dirt roads just as easily, and the stereo is pretty good. It's got the Hemi engine, so the hills of to Pittsburgh and West Va. are fun. But my favorite truck is "Big Red", Wade's one-ton Ford dually. That's our work truck, and I'd drive it more if it didn't use so much gas. It gets 10MPH with or without a load or tow, and it's a pain to park, but it drives sweet, and you can see all around you, unlike the Dodge with it's SUV blind spots. Wade drives our 15 year old Honda Civic most days, and we have a 4WD Chevy S10 also. (That's the one we lend out to his oldest son.) In the barn is my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Wade is lovingly restoring it. I have a quarter million miles on it, but I parked it when the kids were small because the back seat is so small the carseats rubbed on each other. When he is finished, I will be zooming around in my little white car, and the poor Dodge is going to be just a taxi. I explained to the kids that it will be a cold day before they get to ride in it, let alone drive it! (None of the kids can drive a stick anyway!) I've always wondered what it would be like to suddenly have to switch to driving on the left side of the road from the passenger side of the car? Someday maybe UKRay will invite me to his house, and maybe I'll have anough guts to try to drive! Johanna

Steve- looks like your son got you up and running! If he wants any help, give him my info. Congratualtions! You are INTERNATIONAL now! Johanna

That's what I need- a great big huge magic wand! It looks like the site needs some pictures and prices yet, but it seems like a nice selection of machines. Johanna

I got mine yesterday, but haven't had time to read it yet. I did forward some correspondence to the boss, but I'm not taking credit for anything. Johanna