Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
AlanIs the reason my shop is everything good that it is!
Hey Alan, can I borrow your book?!
Wow, I don't know what to say. I'm flattered beyond words to have been mentioned by even one. I've been helped and inspired by so many here, pretty much all the regular posters have provided me with ways to make our shop better. It would be my vote to share this book with as many people as possible and having it sent around from shop to shop would be awesome, BUT, I can also see the book finding it's way into a cubby or desk drawer and being lost eventually. The membership here is far more responsible than the average shop but the more opportunity there is for something to be lost, the more likely it is to happen. I can understand the authors and those who benefit financially might not like one copy being shared by so many and would much rather all of us buy it so maybe we need to take that into consideration?Quote from: ScreenPrinter123 on August 05, 2014, 09:43:28 AMHey Alan, can I borrow your book?!I sure would love to read it, and no matter how this plays out I insist that I get to read it before you two
Quote from: alan802 on August 05, 2014, 10:00:20 AMWow, I don't know what to say. I'm flattered beyond words to have been mentioned by even one. I've been helped and inspired by so many here, pretty much all the regular posters have provided me with ways to make our shop better. It would be my vote to share this book with as many people as possible and having it sent around from shop to shop would be awesome, BUT, I can also see the book finding it's way into a cubby or desk drawer and being lost eventually. The membership here is far more responsible than the average shop but the more opportunity there is for something to be lost, the more likely it is to happen. I can understand the authors and those who benefit financially might not like one copy being shared by so many and would much rather all of us buy it so maybe we need to take that into consideration?Quote from: ScreenPrinter123 on August 05, 2014, 09:43:28 AMHey Alan, can I borrow your book?!I sure would love to read it, and no matter how this plays out I insist that I get to read it before you two The great thing about Alan winning the book; is all the non-readers can learn what is in it when they take his class.
I'd also like to give a nod to Alex TCT for using the words "sir" and "douchebag" in the same sentence.