hdwarner Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Blacksmith's can make anything but money and fix anything except a broken heart" a welser i knew had a busines card that read "I CAN WELD ANYTHING BUT THE CRACK OF DAWN AND A BROKEN HEART" MY MECHNAIC FRIEND HAD A QUOTE ON HIS BUSINESS CARD " IF I CAN'T FIX IT IT AIN'T BROKE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Sorry For The Misspelling My Eyes Are Still Shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mende Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Like hdwarner and triw said "It's better to keep quiet and be thought an idiot than to open one's mouth and prove it." "If a job's worth doing, It's worth doing well ( it's worth dieing for)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 There are those people who can learn by hearing about the mistakes of others. There are those people who can learn by watching the mistakes of others. And then there are those people who just have to pee on an electric fence themselves.... I try to fit into the first two catagories....(why do I hear all my friends laughing suddenly?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt87 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Strike while the iron is hot." - Anon "Get it hot, hit it hard, quit when finshed." - Anon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmonds Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Ill get up in the morning, make a clean fire and try again." - KYBOY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnW Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "If it can't be fixed with a hammer, then I can't fix it." -- my Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "If you push hard enough, It will fall over"......Firesign Theatre......taken to mean if you work hard enough for an objective, you'll obtain it. The corollary that follows is "If you ignore it long enough, it will go away".....the problem is the "long enough" part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertwdan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I am not afraid to admit that I am ignorant of things I do not know. - Cicero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaHarry Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It takes a big dog to weigh a ton, and hope he's friendly. -Anon. Save your money and buy beer. -Lee Hall My standard remarks to the tedious, "whadya know?" Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "Get it HOTTER!" - Dale Russell "If you give someone your word then you KEEP it. If you tell someone you're going to do something then you DO it. A man who doesn't value his own word is NO kind of a MAN at all. So don't EVER give your word lightly " - My Father Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer3j Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 "If it can't kill you, it ain't a sport"-- a bumper sticker that someone gave me and finally my wife at the time begged me to take off of the tow vehicle.jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 those who can ,do those who can't, teach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 It's not how big the dog in the fight is, it's how big the fight in the dog is that counts. Anon Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 If you can't fix it with a hammer you have an electrical problem. Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeman Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 nobody likes a smartelleck kid . my dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 No one can change your life except you. = Myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Righty- Tighty Lefty - Loosey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveh Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 you only have one chance to make a first impression! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Its not the bullet with your name on that you need to worry about, its the shrapnel addressed ' the occupier' Anon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptree Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Life is too short to spend any of it dead, injuried or in jail, and any combination of the three really sucks. Ptree AKA Jeff Reinhardt "Cheap Tools is poor economy" James Donald Reinhardt 1924-1986 "Read, think read again and think again, most of whats written needs lots of thought" Hazel Fitzgerald Reinhardt 1886-1986 "Son, don't never hit a lady! But any woman who hits you first is fair game" Vivien Hoskins Reinhardt 1926- Girls, Never slap a man 'cause you don't like what he said, but if he touches you, don't slap, make it really hurt, then run fast" Vivien Hoskins Reinhardt 1926- "One test is worth a thousand expert opinions" Reile Test Machine Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) “He who allows his day to pass by without practicing love, generosity, mercy and praising God is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes but does not live.” an ancient Proverb I updated to remind myself of those things I must work on daily. James Edited June 22, 2008 by ironrosefarms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer3j Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 For those familiar with racing and the yesterday/Friday tragedy, please understand that my bumpersticker post was before announcement of Scott Kalitta's death. I truly believe that those of us who belt themselves into various motorized rockets, strip, oval, roadcourse,rallye- fear fire the most. I have been on fire twice in racecars- in both cases methanol, so things were burning before anyone sensed I was on fire( there is a universally recognized way a human moves when on fire) and I got out with localized second degree burns. Those suits are "fire retardant." It drives me crazy that I have two best quality $800 nomex/kevlar firesuits stored in a closet- both custom fit and good looking too. Both replaced a suit that was in a fire. Burns and two broken back injuries, torn up shoulders and hands beaten to death by wildly spinning steering wheels and I would get into a racecar at a moment's notice. The interviews done of fellow racers at the track confirm what I have written above. My bumper sticker is right- we don't usually acknowledge it so publicly until a loss like this occurs. My prayers for Scott and his family. On a light note- I could wear the suits while smithing, but the three layers would be mighty warm. I thank all who stayed with this post- for many it is difficult to understand why we do/did it. The second race of my life I was in my car about to be pushed off when the slow ambulance left the track with a deceased racer who just died in a turn two horrible crash. I look back and still can't figure out why I did not pop the lever on the 5 point harness and walk away. Mike Tobey #3J Sprint/ #13midget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas de Marr Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 A witty saying proves nothing. ---Voltaire All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ---Voltaire Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law. ---Voltaire He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. ---Voltaire I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it. ---Voltaire ...if you couldn't tell, I'm a big fan of Voltaire. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Dog Forge Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Assumptions are the termites of relationships. "Henry Winkler" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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