In article > ,
Krypsis > wrote:

> > Why thwarted? :-)
> > There is a reason that "Smith" is a very common last name.
> > Take it up as a hobby.
>
> I did, after a fashion. Used to build hot rods from the ground up in the
> fifties and sixties. I still have four of them that I built back in that
> era.
>
> My parents and many members of my extended family were farmers. They
> would do a lot of their own blacksmithing from necessity and, on visits
> to relatives farms in my youth, became fascinated with the process. My
> parents saw the writing on the wall for the future of farming in this
> country and sold the farm before I was born. They refused to allow me to
> take that path and, in hindsight, I see that they had great vision. The
> farms of today aren't the same as they were when I was young. They are
> now mostly mechanised and employ contractors to do various seasonal
> tasks such as shearing, planting, harvesting and the like. Very few
> people live and work on farms these days.
>
> I instead grew up in the city and undertook a career as a public
> servant. Now, 57 years later, I still operate as a consultant.
>
> Krypsis

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