New year resolutions.

[Jo]

Finally we have made it to new years eve and I am pleased to see the back of 2017  As thoughts go to the new year I find a need to think about a new year resolution  It seems to get increasingly difficult as I seem to keep go back to ones I have tried before like:

• I must try not to buy any more castings this year 
• I must try to loose weight 
• I must stop cut down on   
• I must stop buying machine tools 
• I must not spend as much time in my workshop  and try to take up more social hobbies 

I wonder if I have got it wrong and I should look to reverse these from negatives to positives:

• I should try to make more model engines than I buy casting sets 
• I should try to make myself look more 
• I should plan to only drink Alcohol with friends 
• I need to make a list of all the machine tools I want and sell a couple to make space for them 
• Socialise more - see resolution "3" 

So guys how are you doing with your new year resolutions?

Jo

[MJM460]

Hi Jo, another vote for 'make more engines'. 

If it has to be from castings, it will have to be backed up by 'buy more castings', cause you have to have one set to make an engine.  Or perhaps buy more tools, say a blow torch like Jason's.  And fabricate the castings!

Not sure that there is no some lack of consistency in using plural of 'engine' in a sentence with 'one year'.

Come to think of it though, half would be more than this past year.

Only three and a half hours to come up with some more.

MJM460

[Bluechip]

Finally we have made it to new years eve and I am pleased to see the back of 2017  As thoughts go to the new year I find a need to think about a new year resolution  It seems to get increasingly difficult as I seem to keep go back to ones I have tried before like:

• I must try not to buy any more castings this year 
• I must try to loose weight 
• I must stop cut down on   
• I must stop buying machine tools 
• I must not spend as much time in my workshop  and try to take up more social hobbies 

I wonder if I have got it wrong and I should look to reverse these from negatives to positives:

• I should try to make more model engines than I buy casting sets 
• I should try to make myself look more 
• I should plan to only drink Alcohol with friends 
• I need to make a list of all the machine tools I want and sell a couple to make space for them 
• Socialise more - see resolution "3" 

So guys how are you doing with your new year resolutions?

Jo

[Resolution 1]        Break any subsequent resolution by noon on January1.
   
Whose / which New Year anyway. Several to choose from ... 

Dave

[Stuart]

Yes I too will be glad to see the back of 2017 after my 5 hour spell on the operating table this month .

But hey I am healing up ok a bit sore but OK

As for resolutions make plenty of swarf , see in 2019,2020 etc

Hope you all have a good 2018

Or as they say up north “ Lang may yer lum  reek “


All the best from myself and Linda

[wagnmkr]

Don't make them and you can't break them. ( Resolutions that is ).

Tom

[Jo]

Look after yourself Stuart 

As for resolutions make plenty of swarf , see in 2019,2020 etc

Aye, gie it laldy!

Jo

[Ian S C]

Ah well, we are 1hr 12 min into 2018, it will soon be Christmas.
Ian S C

[Jasonb]

Jo, You missed out number 6

I will be retired by the end of the year

[b.lindsey]

Just one for me, one more than usual...retire on May 31, them jump into projects around the house that need doing while also making more engines.

Bill

[steam guy willy]

I think mine will be the three P's  Procrastinate less.......productify more  and preposterize  lots more !!!!

[Jo]

Jo, You missed out number 6

I will be retired by the end of the year

I have a letter that says not this March as hoped for   And of course we can't get at our pension funds until 55 now       

The good news is that we have new management as of tomorrow and of course the first thing new management always wants to do is rationalise the company and did I mention I still don't have any paid work  more time to sit around (on full pay) dreaming of making swarf.

Jo

[kvom]

How about a resolution to finish more engines?   

[Jasonb]

How about a resolution to finish more engines?   

I'm glad you said that and not me

[Art K]

I might as well resolve to build a multi cylinder IC engine. That resolution leads into the second, spend time on CAD. The first two lead to the third, make more swarf.
Art

[Bertie_Bassett]

well its now the new year, i hope everyone has recovered form last nights lubrication 

this year i think ill resolve to get all my machines back into good working order and then actually keep them that way.

have a good year everyone

jon