jetboy mike
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
The other day while working on on my airplane I was putting together some bulkhead sections on my plane and had to install a good handfull of aircraft nails and discovered something I had not experienced before. I think everyone has driven nails into a wall or boards of some type before and it's a basic operation that has never been a real technical achievement for me.
This last weekend however I experienced something different. I really enjoyed the simple act of driving 50 or 60 little 1/2 inch long aircraft nails into the 3mm ply on the bulkhead buildups on my flea. I did not expect anything special from driving these thin little buggers but I was so focused on the driving that by time I was done I had achieved a feeling of satisfaction that I haven't felt in a long while. Even the 2 that buckled on me could not get me down.
Have any of you found that thing that helps you achieve Zen in the thing that is our affliction?
The other day while working on on my airplane I was putting together some bulkhead sections on my plane and had to install a good handfull of aircraft nails and discovered something I had not experienced before. I think everyone has driven nails into a wall or boards of some type before and it's a basic operation that has never been a real technical achievement for me.
This last weekend however I experienced something different. I really enjoyed the simple act of driving 50 or 60 little 1/2 inch long aircraft nails into the 3mm ply on the bulkhead buildups on my flea. I did not expect anything special from driving these thin little buggers but I was so focused on the driving that by time I was done I had achieved a feeling of satisfaction that I haven't felt in a long while. Even the 2 that buckled on me could not get me down.
Have any of you found that thing that helps you achieve Zen in the thing that is our affliction?
