[AT] Trade expressions

[Mattias Kessén]

In Sweden we talk of the shoemakers children.

/Mattias

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> The mention of a sign below and my response to it were posted to the Frugal Fun Woodworking list but 
> I thought it might be fun to steal it and post it here...   :-)
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> >  I saw a sign I'd like on the little door to my shop:
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> >"WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T 
> >WORK) ".
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> I like that...   I have worked many trades in my life (I have been self employeed much of my life), usually 
> two or three businesses at the same time. One of the long time ones was 20 years as a shoemaker. There is 
> a very old saying in the trade that "The shoemaker's wife has to go barefooted".   ;-)
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> Another I could add is:  "There is only one blacksmith in hell and he is there for pounding on cold iron".
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> Yet another:   "Farmers tend to live poor and die rich".
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> Any others?
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> "farmer"
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> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson at svs.net
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