Alskdjhg wrote: "You do know that when someone is in the grips of addiction, fueling said addiction is the last thing your supposed to be doing."
This sort of "fueling" is also common on the OLDTOOLS mailing list, which is nicknamed the SGFH (The Support Group from H___)
Hear! Let's help him up to the top of "The Slippery Slope" , grease the soles of his boots, and give him a gentle shove !
(IN case you don't recognize it, "the slippery slope" is a colloquialism for "a dangerous pathway or route to follow; a route that leads to trouble" It's usually taken to mean paths from which there is no return.
I once had a chance to purchase the same Hendey, equipped with the fascinating spiral relieving attachment, and I PASSED IT UP. That was years ago, and I STILL wonder sometimes if I made the right decision, and most of the time when I think about it, I conclude that I should have acquired it.
There's always "Old 'Arn Anonymous" "Hi! I'm John, and I have a lathe problem!"
John Ruth
(None of the above should be interpreted as making light of real addictions.)
