Rescueguru, that was in no way a complete list!

The dad of one of my two best friends was a steamfitter/pipefitter who had a machine shop in the garage. It was well stocked with all manner of tools, pipes and bar/slab stock.

I would love to list a few of the projects we built. Would make a great reality TV show today. As, it seems, would a great number of people who visit this Website.

When something went bang, pow, or ka-boom, a mom in the neighborhood would call you -- as we laughed hysterically -- "You boys OK?" Today, they'd call out the SWAT team.

Ah, being a teenager in the 1970s and earlier! We had it so good and didn't know it.