Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
Whomever lived in this house before me must have lived through the depression. There are metal blinds in the garage and they've been repaired. I'm just carrying on the tradition of the prior home owner. And my grandfather, who welded in a new bottom on his old wheel barrow that I now have.

Repaired blinds and welded in a new bottom to his old wheel barrow? F n' A! Not everything needs to be a shiny new hunk of sh*t from China that will need replacement in a year. I despise our wasteful, throw away society. It's great for China but can't last. Besides, these repairs require thought and ingenuity that should eventually evolve into skill. Good on you Irving, I want to see your wheel barrow.