[Milsurplus] USS Stewart vandalized

[Bill Cromwell]

On Sat, 2013-02-02 at 12:44 -0800, Laura and Jim wrote:
> I kicked a hole in the wall of our hallway as a tempestuous teenager. My Dad didn't smack me - he made me fix it, as Bill recommended, using nothing but the best of materials and, of course, the entire wall had to be re-textured, primed and painted so it all matched....... 
> 
> I have as deep appreciation of good drywall work as a result, hihi!
> 
> 73 DE JIM K6FWT


Hi,

Here's an example of success...

When my oldest daughter was about 7 she slipped quietly into a recently
white painted basement and used most of the colors in a large box of
crayons on the bright white wall. She would probably have tried all of
them but she got busted (by me). We talked about it and she admitted she
knew she was not supposed to do that. I asked her what she thought I
should do. She was mortified and said that she had a serious spanking
coming. Instead I gave her warm soapy water and a scrub brush and SHE
cleaned every mark off that wall. She thought that was fair.

Today she is 42 and has almost completed the commission for wall murals
in the small town library where she lives with several more lined up.
Her work now is much better than way back then and is more
"appropriate". She also has more than permission... her work is
requested and paid for. She's doing it right.

73,

Bill  KU8H