[TheForge] Alaska --OT

Fri Aug 1 22:46:00 2003

At 10:05 PM 8/1/03 -0400, you wrote:

>Frosty, he lives on the south side of Anchorage. The kid is struggling now 
>as his parents are getting a divorce -- as would any 14-year-old. He's 
>always been more interested in goofing off or playing soccer (state champs 
>two years ago) than doing school work. But he is not a evil or mean kid, 
>just one prone to getting in trouble for talking, cutting up or not doing 
>as he is told. His dad, my oldest bro, is a hunting fool, has the new 
>state champ pointer/retriever, but doesn't relate to his son as he is 
>impatient and an overachiever anal/retentive sort while this kid is a 
>freewheeling Tom Sawyer. Oil and water.
>
>I hope to get him in the forge with me for a few days while he is here. If 
>he shows any interest I'll let you know. His dad trains his dogs in 
>Glenallen area and he could carry him up to you on a Saturday for a few 
>hours. We'll see how it goes here first. Thanks for the kind offer.
>
>Blacksmithing could be the thing to spark in him an interest in 
>metallurgy, math, mechanization or something as basic as a sense of 
>accomplishment at making something. I'm going to give it a try at least!
>
>Reynolds
>
>
>
>  --- On Fri 08/01, Jerry Frost < [email protected] > wrote:
>From: Jerry Frost [mailto: [email protected]]
>To: [email protected]
>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:27:13 -0800
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Scrounged riches long ramble
>
>Does your nephew live in Anchorage or was he just catching the flight 
>there?<br><br>If he's interested in smithing plese feel free to put him in 
>contact with<br>me.<br><br>Frosty<br>------------------------<br>If it 
>ain't forged<br>it ain't real.<br>Wrought iron is.<br>The 
>FrostWorks<br><br>Meadow Lakes, AK.<br><br><br>----- Original Message 
>-----<br>From: "Reynolds" <[email protected]><br>To: 
><[email protected]><br>Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:18 
>PM<br>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Scrounged riches long 
>ramble<br><br><br>><br>> Hey Frosty, good post. My sentiments 
>exactly.<br>><br>> FYI, I pick up my 14-year-old nephew on an Anchorage 
>flight now in a<br>couple of hours. It is 99 here, so I think I'll start 
>by packing him in ice<br>and then ask how the rest of the family is doing. 
>The poor kid will be<br>sweating here 23 days -- it'll never get below 72 
>that whole time. He'll<br>never get on a plane again!<br>><br>> Readers 
>Digest of Frosty's last post!<br>><br><br
> 
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Frosty,
I see how this goes......<grin> We find 3 or more new smiths for you, then 
you find one, then we find 3 or so.....
Pretty slick... Before long you will have your own little smithing 
Empire....<VBG>

Ralph