It's great news she's okay, Liz

I'm sorry to hear that, mirocu. I hope you can find some way to keep doing your woodworking.

There´s always a possibility to get new machines and all, but I want those old machines with wooden tables and all... My granddad made those and I wanna use them. New machines are soulless and cold and I don´t think I want them.

Sorry for being a bit down, I just love that workshop so much. I don´t even need to work on anything, just being there is all I need to feel good

Sorry dude.

Thanks, guys

I just wanted to talk about this a bit since it affects me greatly. The smell in that workshop is a godsend

Sorry, mirocu. Change can be hard to deal with, especially when it involves long-held dear memories.

You sure hit the nail there, Acadian. Oh, well...

I know how you feel, Raven.

When my father died us kids talked about what to do with his model railroad. He started it upstairs back in '59 when they first moved into the house, then moved it downstairs in '63, a couple years before I was born. I watched that model railroad grow from a 4x8 layout along one wall of the laundry room to encircle the entire room. It went behind the furnace and above the washer and dryer. The room had two doors, one to the garage and the other to the main basement. He bridged those two doors with (i kid you not) bridges that were each three feet long and removable.

We made the decision with Mom to sell the model railroad. Fortunately, one of our church members is also a model railroader, so he was able to take Dad's model railroad and add it to his empire. He told me that it increased his own layout twice over, and he has been very pleased with it.

But every now and then I still dream about the darn thing . . .

Aw, mirocu, I'm sorry to hear that. -hugs-

Sorry Mirocu.

Sometimes one can regret actions taken, but at least it sounds like your dad´s epic railroad got a good home

Thanks for your support, guys. It goes without saying I really appreciate it

I'm very sorry to hear that Rocu.

I hope this'll cheer you up even just a little bit.

Surprised Red Panda

Things you learn from your teenagers: the sound of an iPhone hitting a wooden floor, hitting a tile floor, and hitting a concrete driveway. Sometimes all in the same morning.

Why do all people my age not take care of their phones???

I know people who's phones didn't last a month and the phone cost over 100 euros!

Because they don't have to pay for them? Just guessing at your age group here, but I see kids in the Apple Store all the time with broken iPhones and pissed off parents because the parents have to pay for the repairs/swaps.

Parents, why do you buy your kids such expensive, fragile gizmos?? What do you expect??

Of course, this is from someone who grew up in an era when the epitome of technology was a Betamax.

I miss my clunky flip phone..

I still use my clunky flip phone

Though it could use a new battery but I don´t think I can get one..

Lol. The phone is fine. We go through a lot of cases! I suspect he would be more careful with a Samsung Galaxy. But we don't have to pay much for the iPhones, so that's what we have.

My phone hold I made is a bit wonkey unless I put a small book under it.

Without the book it acts like a phone slide lol!

Good thing I have a rug!

I have an Otterbox because I'm clumsy lol