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I've been called Howe, Hugh, Hoff, and I've worked with a chap who spelt his name the same way and called himself Hoff. We pronounce it Huff, as in rough, tough, enough?

Dad's first name was Ivan. His joke on himself was, "When his father first saw him, he said I've enough", and it stuck. He was an only son, had a sister.

Pilot's casket.

Here is an interesting video on the stupid spelling and pronunciation in the English language. My brother sent it to me, because it relates to our surname. I have been called a few variations of the pronunciation.

4 hours ago, willedoo said:

Kilcoy has Yowie Park

It was visited by the Bigfoot Field Research Organisation (BFRO) team when they visited Austrlia. Crikey.

He walked with a  limp, spelt L I M P. Pronounced 'limp'.  Spike Milligan.

29 minutes ago, Bruce Tuncks said:

You got me old K...  whats a wythp?

A lisp, spoken with a lisp.

There is another group who may join us at our temporary premises, a wood turners group. One of our members is also in that group. They have half a dozen small lathes.

Not everyone is a handyman. I can't drive a nail in straight. But I don't do woodwork projects either. I rarely go into the workshop, unless they want a photo of something. My specialties are photography and computing. Finding stuff forpeople on the internet. And of course, funnies and funny pictures. Some guys are happy to just sit and chat, particularly widowers. Some live on their own and have few other contacts.

There are qualified men there as volunteers, retired carpenters, tradies, mechanics, etc. Others who just enjoy being on the tools. Some have their own projects, and enjoy having access to tools they couldn't afford to have at home, or live in retirement estates where they wouldn't be permitted to use the noisier tools.  

Just as copied.

Railton, near Sheffield is another interesting place, with lots of topiary.

We have had younger guys as members of the shed. But funding does have a lot to do with it. We used to be funded under NDIS, but when that was changed to pay the person, not the provider, this made things more difficult. Now our funding comes through My Aged Care, where you can only register once you are 65. Without funding, we couldn't operate. Also, our hours are during school time, 10 till 3. During school holidays, like now, the shed is closed.

If a man says something in the woods, and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?

11 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

And " men only " 

While there are sheds which are open to women, it is a decision for the men involved. Many want to get away from the nagging wife, etc., and want the freedom to "man talk". Many subjects discussed are not suitable for mixed company, and the presence of women may discourage some men from discussing their own problems, which the shed environment helps to sort out.  

There are problems, not insurmountable, but limitations, never-the-less. When our shed was in it's old location, we had a youth program, primarily for kids who were not fitting in (school dropouts, minor run-ins with police etc. Every member of the shed, whether directly involved in the progam or not, had to get a police check and Working With Children certificate. When we had to vacate our premises and share facilities with another similar men's shed 10 km away, there was not sufficient room to continue the program, which had turned a number of the kids around. We are waiting for the council to provide a temporary premises until the new shed they plan to build us is ready. Negotiations on the temporary accommodation have been going on since November last year, and while a location has been found, it is not in a fit state for our use (toilet facilities, electrical work, provision for disabled, etc.). It could be another couple of months until it is made ready. As for the new shed, land has been selected, but building and fitout may take five years. Councils move at glacial speed.

The fragrance of flowers....