[TheForge] first fire

[Jerry Frost]

Heh heh heh. Among all the words of warning I got from 
my folks one of my favorites was, "Don't EVER do this! 
Here's how it's done."

Both my folks were pretty realistic and knew (probably 
from childhood memories of their own) that forbiding a 
kid anything is the fastest way to get them to give it 
a try. Reverse psychology where chores and such are 
concerned notwithstanding.

Dad tried to discourage my persuit of smithing in favor 
of me developing a paying skill. He never did get it 
through his head I was only interested as a hobby. 
Anyway, the only way a kid in s. Cal. can play with 
fire without getting in BIG trouble is to claim to be 
doing something like blacksmithing.

So, there you have it. I just wanted to play with fire 
and hit things so I had to pretend to be blacksmithing. 
After a while I had most everyone fooled too.

Just don't let my secret out. Okay?

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

http://www.artmetalradio.com/

From: "John Husvar" <jhusvar at sbcglobal.net>


>
> The "Revealed Truth" is:
>
> We're all a bunch of grown up from little brats who 
> got sick and tired of
> hearing: "No, NO. Heavy! Pinch fingers!' and " No, NO 
> Sharp! Don't touch!"
> and "No, NO, HOT! Burny-burny!" So we waited 'til we 
> grew up to where it's
> socially acceptable for grown men and women to play 
> with heavy metals, fire,
> and sharp things.
>
> And the rest is left as an exercise for the reader. 
> (HINT: You'll need
> bandaids and burn ointments -- Oh, and you'll never 
> complete the exercise.)
>
>