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Title: Howdy from Texas
Post by: BigTexasYardSale on March 31, 2018, 02:11:31 PM

I'm a long time user and collector of tools that went to college to be a shop teacher but got side tracked into industry and ended up working for 2 motor companies.  Now I just tinker with stuff and run my Ebay store "BigTexasYardSale".  Came to this board looking for information on vintage tools and the occasional "What the heck is this?". 

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Papaw on March 31, 2018, 02:34:22 PM

Happy to have you here at Tool Talk! I am the owner and administrator and live in Alvin, Texas.

Welcome !

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: mikeswrenches on March 31, 2018, 03:31:38 PM

Hi, and a warm welcome from sunny Florida.

Mike

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: turnnut on March 31, 2018, 04:57:53 PM

 welcome to tool talk, I hope (know) you will find help here.

  Frank from Massachusetts

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: gibsontool on March 31, 2018, 06:08:25 PM

Welcome from British Columbia.
 We still have winter up here. It had been thawing for the last 2 weeks or so but yesterday we got 7 1/2" of snow and this morning it was 3 below. We were in Maui 12 days ago so it was pretty hard coming back to this.

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: p_toad on March 31, 2018, 09:11:49 PM

Welcome from cool, wet Ohio.   You're going to like it here.   :smiley:

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Northwoods on March 31, 2018, 10:02:36 PM

Welcome from NE Kansas. Good folks here!

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Yadda on April 01, 2018, 12:59:42 PM

Howdy back from Houston!

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: lptools on April 01, 2018, 01:04:50 PM

Hello, from Central New York State!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Plyerman on April 03, 2018, 02:23:16 PM

Greetings from the Arctic circle!

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: BigTexasYardSale on April 06, 2018, 05:49:28 PM

Quote from: gibsontool on March 31, 2018, 06:08:25 PM

Welcome from British Columbia.
 We still have winter up here. It had been thawing for the last 2 weeks or so but yesterday we got 7 1/2" of snow and this morning it was 3 below. We were in Maui 12 days ago so it was pretty hard coming back to this.

I hear you!  I remember Mid-western Springs where it got up to 50F and we'd go outside in shorts and wash our cars.  Then I move to the UP and found out what winter was really about.  Moved to Southern California after that and I swear it took 5 years just to thaw out-LOL 

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: gibsontool on April 06, 2018, 09:40:04 PM

Excuse my ignorance but what does  " I moved to the UP mean??????

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Papaw on April 07, 2018, 08:20:37 AM

The Upper Peninsula (UP), also known as Upper Michigan, is the northern of the two major peninsulas that make up the U.S. state of Michigan.

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: Plyerman on April 07, 2018, 08:30:05 AM

That's right. I heard some towns in the U.P. got another 12" of snow earlier this week. I think winter doesn't end up there until mid-July sometime.

Title: Re: Howdy from Texas
Post by: gibsontool on April 14, 2018, 07:35:52 PM

Finally getting better up our way,been above freezing during the day for the last week or so. Ice on the river we live on started moving 2 days ago so the center 50 feet or so is clear and the river is starting to come up. Might be spring at last.