Keep Your Leather High And Dry, a hard lesson

ithacaartist · 09-06-2011, 10:01 AM

Tough break, Eric, not something anyone would wish on top of what you're going through. (Though we've not "met" so far on the forum, I read it voraciously and, hey, once you've seen the x-rays of a guy's ankle, you feel kinda part of the family.) Hang in there with this loss, and don't feel too guilty. We all mean the best and do the best we can. Then real life intervenes, as we can picture in our minds' eyes the exact moment of the insidious burst, and the subsequent deluge that added even more history to your leather. And some history is sad.

Thanks for the cautionary tale, not so much for the suggestion as to altitude for housing our collections--which is something that is logical and seemingly would "go without saying", but, as in my case, how it applies to procrastination. I've heard that the things that need most to be said are the ones the "go without saying". You've inspired me to renew efforts at finding a gun safe. A good thing. <<(Thanks, Martha, guess I'm stuck with that now.) Thanks again.

David Parker

09-06-2011, 10:01 AM	#2
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,374 Thanks: 7,447 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	Sad Tough break, Eric, not something anyone would wish on top of what you're going through. (Though we've not "met" so far on the forum, I read it voraciously and, hey, once you've seen the x-rays of a guy's ankle, you feel kinda part of the family.) Hang in there with this loss, and don't feel too guilty. We all mean the best and do the best we can. Then real life intervenes, as we can picture in our minds' eyes the exact moment of the insidious burst, and the subsequent deluge that added even more history to your leather. And some history is sad. Thanks for the cautionary tale, not so much for the suggestion as to altitude for housing our collections--which is something that is logical and seemingly would "go without saying", but, as in my case, how it applies to procrastination. I've heard that the things that need most to be said are the ones the "go without saying". You've inspired me to renew efforts at finding a gun safe. A good thing. <<(Thanks, Martha, guess I'm stuck with that now.) Thanks again. David Parker