Whada u, nutz???

The age old quandry.

In a way, it doesn't matter if anyone sees it or not. It's your work and you need to be happy with it. It's kinda like the old saying, "The true sign of character is doing the right thing even when nobody is watching". Granted, more than 90% of the folks out there won't really appreciate what you've done because they don't have the eye for it even if it's in plain view. So.............what's it mean. Well, if the appreciation of those few that will notice it is gratifying to you, including yourself, then it's worth doing.

I'm reminded of a small incident that happened when I was at the Nats in Columbus a few years back. A buddy of mine and I were walking around looking at the cars. He's probably more focused on these kinds of things than I am, though he often ribs me about being worse than him. Either way, we're looking in this '32 5 window and I mention to him how nice the column drop looked. It wasn't the normal milled aluminum piece, or a connecting rod, it was a formed sheetmetal item. It wasn't gaudy, fancy, or intricate in any way. That was the beauty of it, it's simplicity.....................combined with some very nice detail smoothing of the edges and smoothness of the transition from bracket to column tube. Out of the corner of my eye I see a guy jump up out of his lawn chair that's next to the car. Yep, he's the owner. He says something like "You guys notice that? You have any idea how much time I have in making that? Well maybe you do since you appreciate it for some reason. You have any idea how many people never see it?" When he stopped to take a breath, we just smiled real big and said "Yeah!" He got it, we got it. It was just one of those moments of understanding and mutual respect we get to enjoy once in a while. I'd like to think we made his day, even though that wasn't the plan. There were many more nice features about the car, but you'd expect that when so much attention was lavished on a small item like the column drop. Folks in the know...............the been there, done that crowd...............will recognize your extra efforts and often give you deserved recognition. So what's wrong with that?