Plenty of limes but no tequila!

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Good to hear something positive about the boys in blue Denny. Glad it turned out to be a false alarm.

Stay safe!

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Thanks for the replies folks.

I feel a little bit embarassed now when so many of you are talking about missing social gatherings and I focussed on tequila!

I do have an excuse though. As I have rarely been at home during the past years I don't have too many social contacts...

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Let me start off this thread with a disclaimer... I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC, not even close! In fact I can go months without an alcoholic drink but on hot summer days such as we have been having in Mexico recently I do like a long cool drink of tequila mixed with limejuice, soda water and ice and I have...

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Time certainly flies Jim.
Miguel was reminding me of how appreciative he was of those blades. They helped him at a time when he really needed help and I was very pleased to hear that he has weathered the storm and he is still providing a tremendous assistance to his community as well as teaching...

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Yes Jim, he produced DSOTM and also for the The Beatles on the Abbey Road and Let It Be albums. Later he launched The Alan Parsons Project. He is recognized as one of the great composer, musician and music producers of his era and is still going strong.

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Thanks guys - I'd be less than honest if I didnt say that I am itching to get this bike on the road. As soon as the Covide-19 restrictions ease off I want to start exploring some interesting areas around Central Mexico, in particular some places known as centers for indigenous craftwork.

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Late Tuesday evening in the middle of a downpour the sales guy from Honda finally delivered my long awaited retirement/70th birthday present exactly 3 months from the day I bought and paid for it!

Honda don't normally deliver bikes outside of the Mexico City area but I found out that although...

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Hi Karl - You got it! 'Eye in the Sky' from the album of the same name , produced in 1982, was one of my favorite songs of that time and very popular in the UK and also gets played very frequently nowadays on one of the English rock radio channels here in Mexico .

I have that album plus...

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Today the Mexican internet is rife with folks asking what was causing this effect which is known as a sun halo. The explanation given by the meteorologists is that this effect occurs when there is a band of fine ice crystals in wispy high altititude cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.

Light...

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Fantastic new Betty. Modern surgery is amazing!
Glad to hear that you are seeing the immediate benefits ( no pun intended!).

Take care and follow the docs orders....

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And an hour later, after a nice sunny morning, the forecasted thunderstorm rolled in ...

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Hi Fibber - thanks for asking. All is well where we are . Take a look at my post on the subject a few mins ago. Its an eyeful! ...

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This morning we felt a mild tremor at home here in Pachuca, Central Mexico. After checking the news a 7.4 earthquake was reported near the west Pacific coastline in the state of Oaxaca.

Details are still coming in and apart from a tsunami alert for that part of the coast there is little...

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Good luck Betty, hope all goes well and you have a quick recovery. Don't spare on the aftercare!...

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Beautiful work on all three Alex. Given a choice I 'm partial to butterflies and prefer the middle one.

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Hey Denny - are you trying to confuse my ever diminishing quantity of gray cells?



JimMc - now that is funny! However since we are coming up to the Summer Solstice I think this would be an opportune moment to drag your scrollsaw out into your back yard or garden lawn and...

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Hey Carole - can't agree with that supposition. I'm regularly identified as someone who is not backwards in coming forwards!

As to the crimped end of the blade. I've got a mixed stock of blades that date back well over 10 years and somewhere along the line when I was working in Italy...

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Hi Rhys - yep, no blood this time but a still few choice swear words!
Btw , its not that I have the courage to post these things. I just find my innocent non-destructive 'faux pas'es' amusing and by sharing them hope to bring a smile to others

Hi Linda - you could be on to something...

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The crazy thing is that I had to search for a magnifying glass to check that that I wasn't putting it in upside down but I still managed to put it in reverse.
My only lame excuse is that the labelling fooled me, After all, I was using a Flying Dutchman Ultra Reverse #1 blade - LOL!...

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I recommed John is banned from the forum! His favourite place is just too well organized and clean for mere mortals such as myself to aspire to.

Joking apart, I am in admiration!