Humorous anecdote from my childhood.

[Chainfire]

When I was a kid, my neighborhood kids and I were always building "forts." It was probably a hangover from watching too many WWII and cowboy films. We had no money for materials so everything was scrounged from whatever source we could find. I remember that my best friend and I were building a treehouse in a giant Oak across the street from my house. We were desperate for lumber. When we had exhausted all of the regular supplies and were desperate for just a few more boards when I happened to remember the boards that supported the box spring under my parents bed! I removed a couple of boards. Some week later, I went back to the supply and took another couple, spacing out the remainders. I was and adult before I realized that my building spree coincided with my mother and father complaining about back issues.....As I think about it today, I can't help but laugh. I wasn't a bad kid, but I did some bad things...

[NBachers]

1. A quote from my friend building a tree fort as he's cutting through nails with his dad's hand saw:

“It’ll cut through ‘em if you keep sawing long enough.“

[Chainfire]

2. Boy do I understand those implications.

My father had a Disston hand saw that he got right out of high-school during the great depression. It was a big investment and it was his baby, buy hey, it was the only saw in the house...I still have that saw.