I have done it most of my life.
The photos show the effects of working with Rosewood. Dalbergia nigra, or Brazilian Rosewood.
I was sweaty, it was August. The client wanted a Pembroke table to duplicate another that he had handed down to him.
And no way to duplicate the look of Rosewood.
So, rosewood it was. First time working with this wood.
Even tho I washed up, this is the result of the sawdust on my arms.
And I thought Brazilian Cherry was rough on skin, not like this.
So the pictures.
First two are the day after exposure.
The next three are about a week later.
I had heard that this wood is #1 on the list for causing contact dermatitis.
Now I know why. Beats poison by a mile for rash.
Bill

With an estimated ground speed of 825 MPH, a British Airways 747 set a New York-London record of 4 hrs 56 minutes, thanks to a 260 MPH jet stream. Several other planes also flew that route in under five hours, but BA was the fastest. I don't know if you'll be able to read the article below, but Google will find a similar article for you.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/02/09/british-air-record-flight-speed-atlantic/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most

What's your point? You own a 2014 Silverado so you should know how much a 2020 Silverado goes for; more than I paid for my house 20 some years ago. As for the technology making for a safer road experience; I own a 2019 Chevy and it has all that neat technology and it indeed does make for a safer road experience. There are times when you can't see another vehicle in the side view mirrors but the electronic sensors can and there are indicator lights in the mirrors that tell you there's something there even if you don't yet see it. When I'm traveling on the turnpike I simply set the cruse control and it automatically keeps me a safe distance from the vehicle ahead of me. All I have to do is pay attention and steer.
By the way, my 2019 Chevy doesn't have parking assist either. I didn't want it because I personally feel it's a waste of money. If my vehicle will fit in a parking spot, I'm capable of putting it there.
Also, I personally would never buy a vehicle from someone who told me to "kick the tires"; not 45 years ago and not now. Kick the tires, what a hoot...

This morning my cousin sent me a video about a movie out now called, The Last Full Measure. It is about an Air Force rescue helicopter crewman who drops through the jungle canopy to rescue wounded soldiers in Vietnam. I have not seen the movie yet and do not know if I will. But this is my response to her.

Please let's not let this go to The Attic. My heartfelt thank you to the Airman who saved the wounded and dying.


Thanks for sending that. I have seen the listings for the movie but had no idea what the movie was about. I don’t know if I will go see it but if I do it will be by myself. That is for these times when I may end up sobbing and don’t want to look like an idiot. I also choose when the movie is about to end playing at that theater so there may not be anybody else in the theater when I am there. I can watch some of these movies nowadays but in the past I could not watch any of them. I have never seen Full Metal Jacket nor Platoon because it was just too much too soon. Dan and I could not wait to get to Vietnam and to be involved in a fighting killing war. Honestly we still feel we did the right thing and are glad and proud we served. But it does take a lifelong toll on those who participate. Occasionally coming home isn’t what it is cracked up to be when thinking of those left behind. No neither of us is going to do away with ourselves. We made our decision way back and to us it is still the best decision we could have made. I am just saying it is costly in many ways. Like living to old age going into battle in a real life war isn’t all fun and games. It is not for the soft hearted among us.

To every one of those in all branches who have served in a battle zone I salute you all for fighting the demons that others refuse to face for the good of us all. I salute all of you also for fighting the demons after the killing has ended. Perhaps that is the hardest war of all.

For those of us who fought in Vietnam those demons can be the worst. Looking back I see coming home to even best friends who called me a baby killer, my Boy Scout troop master who cursed me out for doing the wrong thing when even today I feel in my heart I did the right thing. People who have not been there and done that have no idea what it is like to do your best and then be put down for doing just that for years on end.

Dennis