tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post903180828060897973..comments2023-05-16T04:53:13.791-07:00Comments on Little Flower Petals: Throwback Thursday: DesiccatedElizabeth H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-52060368286793689782014-08-26T17:42:57.145-07:002014-08-26T17:42:57.145-07:00Very interesting. Thank you for sharing! He sounds...Very interesting. Thank you for sharing! He sounds very intelligent and dedicated. I wish I was good at determining goals and achieving them...Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-19509935923603783412014-08-23T00:11:02.679-07:002014-08-23T00:11:02.679-07:00My grandfather worked for the navy as a master too...My grandfather worked for the navy as a master toolmaker and machinist. His division could do repairs or create replacement parts for destroyers and escorts: engine-related, gun emplacements, even water tight hatches. They might design and make new items, if approved by the War Department, for installation. This was in the 1920s, 30s and WW II. By the time I came along, early 1950s, the facility was more storage and repair and Gramps was an administrator not a technician. Wish I could have seen him using those huge metal lathes or visited the design offices. <br /><br />I was told Gramps left school after 8th grade and apprenticed to a railroad, learning to repair and maintain steam locomotives. That's why he wasn't drafted for WW I; railroads were a high priority resource. He taught himself algebra, trig and calculus. Working for the Navy came later. And I sure as heck didn't inherit his talent for math. <br /><br />Jeff The BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-33643265308530808002014-08-22T16:41:52.784-07:002014-08-22T16:41:52.784-07:00Well, learning by exploring is one way to do it. Well, learning by exploring is one way to do it. Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-37933187104786827762014-08-21T16:36:13.875-07:002014-08-21T16:36:13.875-07:00You sure would have had fun with some of the bags ...You sure would have had fun with some of the bags og silica get I pack in machines to ship. I think they are 3 or 5 pounds. They are huge.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-34804776494553521442014-08-21T14:24:12.678-07:002014-08-21T14:24:12.678-07:00It amuses me that I was both babyish enough to jus...It amuses me that I was both babyish enough to just put random stuff in my mouth and smart enough to read labels, if after the fact.<br /><br />What sort of tools did your grandfather make?Elizabeth H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-74360678122453365082014-08-21T06:26:39.755-07:002014-08-21T06:26:39.755-07:00Ah, those tempting little bags! We never had a cha...Ah, those tempting little bags! We never had a chance to eat the beads or play with them. Bummer! My parents and aunt and uncle were under orders from Gramps to save them from us kids. He was a master tool maker and used them in the drawers where he kept his precision measuring instruments.<br /><br />Thinking about it, I wonder if exposure to those tools led to my interest in precise writing instruments. Hmmmm.<br /><br />Jeff The Bear Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com