Drawings of some tools...

**Tirade** · 12 March 2006, 08:14 AM

These are wonderful drawings, Drifter.

You could post these up on the 3D boards and no one would know the difference.

**Those Robogrips are pretty handy. Got em in two sizes, always keep em in my bag for every job I go to.

~Liam~

**-=Drifter=-** · 12 March 2006, 02:25 PM

Thank you Liam, that is very kind. Yeah, i love that robogrip too!!! One of my most useful tools.

**RedWombat** · 12 March 2006, 05:01 PM

Drifter, are you retired?

Where do you get the time to do all these? They look very nice BTW.

**-=Drifter=-** · 12 March 2006, 05:53 PM

Kind of and kind of not retired. I am 54, but recently had to resign from my job due to back problems, severe shakes and tremors, severe muscle cramps, severe anxiety, occassional dizziness and sometimes almost falling down, constant fatigue, diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and other problems. You would not even know any of this looking at me. I have applied for soc. sec. disability and am awaiting their response. This is why I have so much time to create things with Xara - and it is Xtremely therapeutic to me - it calms me down. I would love to find a way to do this for a living... I just don't know how. So I shall continue to post my drawings and hope that one day someone posts or private messages me and says, hey, wanna draw for my company?
Didn't really mean to ever have to post any of this, but since you asked...

**fyip** · 12 March 2006, 08:44 PM

Great work, Drifter!

I'm the one who posted the "Where in the world to live?" thread and you told me WI would be rather cold for my preference.
Anyhow, as an acupuncturist, I have seen amazing results with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Have you tried? It can do wonders to just get rid of the symptoms and give you a better quality of life. Acupuncture treats the root and balances you, whereas western medicine, for something like this, ... well, I'm not sure what they do ...

Just a thought. I hate hearing about people having to tolerate such symptoms, and what acupuncture can do never ceases to amaze me!

**RedWombat** · 13 March 2006, 12:49 AM

Yikes. I've had several friends over the years with MS. With treatment they lead fairly normal lives. I sincerely hope you're blessed and can find clients who will hire you to design in Xtreme full time! I really like your design work, keep it up!!!