Did  a  4  year  dreaded pull out  faucet  replace  Sat. Hidden behind   double  sinks and  granite  top in  back 2  door  cabinet and  garbage  disp . Damn plumber fixed in  place  with  a  board  to jam tight to under  mount  sink grid   not  with a  screw on and  set screw  tighten fast. Not  even a  bottom side metal and  rubber  ring to swing  L & R! Came  loose  after  a year and  just  wobbled  since. Reason? Weren’t  even a  real square   1 1/2″  2′  stick but a   glue & pressed fiber el cheapo  substitute  so first  water  leak just  dissolved  to paper  again.  Had  to hacksaw off from top and  install  the new. Broke  off  the  door frames as near  imposs  to remove deep fasteners   around  sinks  close front  to get  inside then glued  up and  reassembled  the  frame last  thing. She  was  shopping  with Dana until  7  and  I was  finishing  up same  time.  Night  spent in  hot  water  tub soak to get  rt  arm moving  again.  Last  time  ever.   But  nice  was  Tom had  us  over  compound  for  pool and  hot  tub  ( 110F) while  he  emptied  the  game  locker. Had  elk steak,  venison, squirrel ( like   long  legged quail)  feral pig.  Got  to admit  we  raised  quite  a   hunter son.  Lucky  for him Dana’s  dad  Butch Koenig  does  long  haul demonstration  equip  moves between product  shows   nationwide and  loves  to hunt  so he  and  Tom go often his off time  for  CO Elk and  such. Now  Tom  has  a  hunt  lease 2  hr  west  toward  border. I taught  early to shoot  well  but I never  had  much of  a  desire to kill things. Seeing  things  blow  up and  disappear never  seemed  a  good  thing after hosing  with  8 x .50 cals  or  4 x 20MM,  And  they shot back! My motto is  unless  you’ve  a  need? Or  will kill you?  Let  it live  but  if  you  kill it?  Better  eat  it all OR   give  to somewhere  will. But  real kicker   is  them 4  hydrogen bombs  I never needed  to use.   Mick said, “Now  tha’s  a knife! “.  You see  the destructive  power of  small to large  bombs or  munitions where  is  NOTHING but  you  hope  a  well placed  hole . Is daunting. Least  we proved  Iron Pants  Curt  was  right. He’d made us good  enough since  Korean lessons  learned . Was  Congress and  Administration (any) in diapers.  World  without  end!

While   at  DaNang  ’66 I read   then recent (’62 or about  50 years  later, now  the  century)   Barbara  Tuschman’s  Guns  of  August where  serious ignorant fumbles and  misreads led  to WW 1 and  then same ignorant politicians caused  worse festering led  to    WW2 ; finally a wiser  HST halted  with 2  BIG bombs  he  HAD to use and  we  learned  NOT to use  since.  Day may be  again at  hand if  USA don’t  wise  up and  LEAD.  Seems  is  Russia  and  Insane  Muslims  against  the  West on a   stumble track   to WW 3. 8