Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Leaving present
Paul Barnard
>Well I left work today in preperation for my move to the UK. They gave me a great send off and a gift of Lee Valley vouchers. As the store is just a short distance from home I hot footed it down there and am now the proud owner of a scraper plane. It's going to remain in it's box for a while untill The family move to the UK in August and we buy a new home.
Re: Leaving present
Rob Lee
>Paul -
Important advice for the UK - Don't buy cramps that won't fit in your boot... :)
Cheers -
Rob
Re: Leaving present
Brad in Ottawa
>Paul,
It was great to meet with you! I guess now with you moving out of the Ottawa area it is one less person I have to compete with at the LV clearance area!
Take care!!!!!
Brad
PS - Did I see you on TV a couple weeks ago? They were profiling one of the local tech startups and I thought I saw you!
PPS - The offer still stands if you need a hand moving anything or any other assistance!
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Sam Simpson
>Congratulations Paul, you can finaly get that D90 or D110. Regards Sam Simpson.
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Jim Shaver, Oakville Ontario
>Hi Paul,
I am sad to see you leave...but best of luck in your travels and settling in in the UK, it was my pleasure to meet you last fall, a class act you are!!
Take care,
Jim
Who will look after...
Steve Kubien
>your stable of Shepherd infills? Surely you wouldn't dream of removing them from their native soil? Tell you what, I'll safe guard them for you. I know what you're thinking, "How can I repay this most generous of offers?" but I am here to tell you that it will be my pleasure. It's patriotic duty after all!
I am sorry you are leaving our fair shores. It was a pleasure to meet you in October at Doug and Ben's shin-dig. I hope all goes well and that we'll be hearing from you once you've made the move.
Take care,
Steve Kubien
Ajax, Ontario
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P.S. North America has learned to love Sam Simpson and his Brit/Texan accent. How will the UK deal with you saying "eh!" and "garrrrbage" instead of "rubbish"?
Spoken like a native, Rob :~)
Alice Frampton, UK
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John, NY
>Interesting... i'm a Brit here in the USA and I thought cramps was something I got in my legs. They've always been clamps to me... perhaps its regional!
John the Brit, looking forward to a fortnights holiday again! 2 weeks vacation just isn't the same...
But have you see the price of gas!!!
Paul Barnard
>I think it's inevitable but first off it's going to be a diddy little 60mpg smart car for the commute.
Eh? who say Dat?
Paul Barnard
>I can spot the difference between a bonnet and a hood and I wear my pants on the inside.
My girls however have grown up in the land of Eh and Dat. Both have been schooled in French immersion so they are going to have some fun for sure. :-)
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Dave Anderson Chester,NH
>Like Steve I enjoyed meeting and working with you in the Shepherd Tools shop during the Neander Meander last fall. Please make sure you stay in touch with us after the move and remain a member of the group here. We will look forward to your posts about tool hunting in the UK. Alice and Bugbear look out, you will have more competition now that Paul is on the way. My best wishes to you.
ALF and Bugbear watch out
Paul Barnard
>Yep guys I will be nicely situated to poach on both of your territories :-)
I will certainly be a regular at WC and hope to get working wood in the UK quite soon. Just got to get to grips with the nexw job and find somewhere to live that has space for a shop.
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Alice Frampton, UK
>Paul, much better hunting grounds around BB's neck of the woods. Yessir. He'll be the first to agree I'm sure...
Cheers, Alf