Interesting blog post from Richard Sachs

[Keith A]

Thought you guys might enjoy the musings from Richard Sachs...
http://www.richardsachs.com/site/201...ying-the-debt/

[Dave B]

Love it!

[Dead Man]

Very soon I’ll walk through the green door and start over. I’m going in with a clear mind and good attitude. No expectations. I just want it to be like the first time rather than the last.

Who got that last bike?

Sorry to tell you, it will have less soul than you were hoping.



He kinda sounds like me when I was like 17 and realized no matter how much pot I smoked, I'd never get as high as I did that first time.

Good luck to him, though

[ColonelJLloyd]

Originally Posted by Dead Man

He kinda sounds like me when I was like 17 and realized no matter how much pot I smoked, I'd never get as high as I did that first time.

Don't give up, man. It's the journey not the destination and all that.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Dead Man

Who got that last bike?

Sorry to tell you, it will have less soul than you were hoping.



He kinda sounds like me when I was like 17 and realized no matter how much pot I smoked, I'd never get as high as I did that first time.

Good luck to him, though

He does sound like that. If I had read all but the first part, I would have guessed he was gone 5 years, not 5 months.

But he is a craftsman, he does it his way, and if you don't like it, look at/buy/ride something else. He's not going to change to be everything to everybody..good for him.

[numbskull]

"Repaying the debt".
Does he mean fame must be fed?

[Macadamia]

what a dork

hope my motivation and inspiration comes back to build the thing you're paying me for!

[Llewellyn]

Originally Posted by Macadamia

what a dork

hope my motivation and inspiration comes back to build the thing you're paying me for!

While these aren't the words I'd use, it did come across as a bit self-indulgent.

[Davist]

Originally Posted by numbskull

"Repaying the debt".
Does he mean fame must be fed?

I thought he was talking about the mortgage on the new digs..

[Aaron O]

It's a blog...self reflective musings are what they're for. Glad he's building again (I didn't know he'd taken a break, but it's certainly understandable).

[Tony T]

"After forty five years in the trade, a sense develops. A confidence. An arrogance."

He just now senses "an arrogance" — I sensed it awhile ago

[bikinchris]

ATMO that's cool.

[JasonF]

I enjoyed the post, and anyone who views their profession as a craft and not a job should appreciate it.

[rustychisel]

So he's struggling with the conscience of a professional.... when the magic become mundane. I wish him well.

[wow, there's some silly negativity in some comments]

[parris]

Taking several months away from a work bench when people have popped for something you build and sell just isn't really cool unless there's a health element involved.

There are so many other great builders putting out work at this and a higher level of quality that don't have multi year wait lists it's not funny.