pins first

Re: I'm going to split hairs...

Charlie

Sometimes time is too short for diplomacy.

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn" and all of that.

I think maybe...

John in NM

You mistook my meaning, or I did not communicate it clearly.

I did not intend to say that Frid was wrong to be cantankerous. I firmly believe that we all have the right to be as pleasant or grouchy as the mood takes us. So I don't want you to think that I was judging him negatively. In fact, shortly after he died I remember reading some of his students fond memories of his gruffness and the image I got was that it was only a superficial trait.

What I was trying to say is that we tolerate grumpy experts because we know that what they bring to the discussion is more valuable to us than the price of supressing our own annoyance with examples such as the one that prompted this discussion. That is what I mean by the statement that what they earn is our tolerance.

I was picking nits over your choice of words, not really because there was anything wrong with them but because it reflects my own distaste for the common tendency to deify experts.

Now if you want to say that this is a pretty silly thing to worry about and not worth discussing, that too is fine. I acknowledge that it is a very minor point, and only useful to be aware of if one wonders what drives some of the back and forth sniping seen all around the internet. I do wonder about this kind of stuff and as such I like to talk about it.

You and Bill both done good-Charlie too!

Wiley Horne

Using language to clarify thought is a boon to all. And rare!

Wiley

confirmed by M. Headley

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

At colonial Williamsburg- pins first. However, in the fathers shop it is tails first, probably because they do the drawer sides nailed together in pairs.

Re: To answer your question

William Duffield

FYI, When you mention some person in AU that has a blog…, I assume you mean "Jack Plane." Adding a [sic] or two to the punctuation, one can figure out that his real name is John P. Lane. Before he retired, he was an antique dealer and restorer in England.

thanks

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

I lost track of him. Cool dude and someone that I suspend my won't read a blog rule for.