Greg Bétit, Crown Point, NY.
>Thanks, Pam, I enjoyed that movie.

I have some good friends whose stories are very similar, almost parallel. They went "back to the land" and worked at carpentry, furniture and cabinet making for a living. Some of them are still in it, the top of the trade. None are rich, or even what an accountant skimming their books might consider "well off" (although money is not a good indicator of quality of life in their circumstances). Other friends, like me, moved on to careers that provided a more steady income. Those that stayed for the long haul & those that moved on- we each envy the other.

The scene that bothered me was towards the end when the hippy kid had the drill press yank the work piece out of his hand. The supposed old pro takes over, stops the drill press, and pounds the work piece (hard)until it comes off the drill bit. That scene wasn't written by anyone who purchased his own tools.

greg