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Pat B:
Gimlis, what shot did you get? My wife and I got both Moderna shots and booster. We had a bad day after the 2nd shot but were planning for it so it wasn't too bad. We also planned for the booster but it wasn't so bad.
They say the bad reactions is caused by a healthy immune system.
I'm sure there are as many reactions as there are folks getting the shot but IMO it's way better than the alternative. Over 800,000 dead here in the US and it probably won't take long to hit 1,000,000...and we're lucky here in the US. We all can be immunized here unlike other places around the world.
Gimlis Ghost:
--- Quote from: Pat B on December 16, 2021, 10:38:34 am ---Gimlis, what shot did you get?
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Pfizer.
Pat B:
Yeah, I've heard that Pfizer was a bit rougher but I also heard it was the most effective.
Pappy:
Got my booster last week and other than a sore arm all went well. :)
Pappy
JW_Halverson:
A few weeks ago I bought a Shopsmith. Been threatening to do this for a long time, but needed to find one in my budget. That meant it was gonna be an old one. That's all right and I think a lot of people here feel the same way I do about a tool that has been around a long time and has done a lot of work. I got the whole danged thing tore down, made a list of everything wrong with it that I have found so far, and placed my first order with the Mothership (that's what us folks in the Shopsmith cult call the Shopsmith corporation, and this is pert near a religion verging on a cult for some folks). According to the serial number, my machine was built in 1954 and still sort of runs. Heck, I'm a 1962 and still running, sort of.
Turns out I am missing a small clip that connects what is euphemistically called the "pork chop" to the speed control sheave, so I need to order that $4.95 part. Problem is, I cannot stomach the $10.49 shipping for that one little part, so I am probably gonna order a few extra things to round out the order.
Which brings me around to Eric's post where he has been turning handles for tools and making mallets. THAT is probably the main reason I wanted a Shopsmith. I have done a tiny bit of messing round with lathes and it can be addictive. And now that I am making a few more muzzleloader powderhorns, I really want to try my hand at the Southern banded horns and screwtip horns. I'll have to order an expensive chuck for the Shopsmith, but I should be able to turn horn blanks, bone, and even artificial ivory. Watch this coming year for me to post some pretty fancy looking powder horns!
From Eric's description of that sweetgum, it sounds like a fun material to play with on a lathe.
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