Welcome aboard, Bruno! Now you have a bio posted, and my curiosity is
satisfied. There is a character in a movie named Bruno, and I hate him,
so I thought it possible that you did, too. :>)

Now I am trying to figure out how you make noise with a scrub plane.

On Sep 5, 2011, at 5:37 AM, Verachten Bruno wrote:

>> I didn't get a reply to my query, so I am wondering if "Verachten
>> Bruno" is a sig, or if it is actually a name.
> Sorry guys, that's my name.
>>> 'Verachten" is the German verb, "to despise or hate". I wouldn't
>>> have expected such a name from France. A sig perhaps.
> In fact, that's a german verb, but in my case (and thanks btw to my
> father in law who found that) that's from an old belgium name
> "VRANKEN". So, my belgian ancestors were name VRANKEN, then VERCHTEN,
> and then, Verachten. BTW, I think my parents used to write it with a
> accent, V=E9rachten.
>> As for Bruno, well, it was an old german monk... But when I was born,
> Bruno was a very common first name in France. So, I'm french, live in
> France, was born in France, and have nothing against me or other
> Bruno. ;-)
>>> C'mon, Bruno....Enlighten us. :>) I don't recall a bio.
> That's because I'm shy, and it's difficult for me to speak of myself,
> in English all the more reason! Well, I'm 37, married, and we have 4
> 1/2 twins (boys). I work as a computer analyst, and love working wood
> with old iron. I don't have much time to practice, but love to do it
> when I can (I was asked to stop using the scrub plane yesterday around
> 10pm because of the noise). ;-)
>>>> I am curious to know why you don't like Bruno? Was it something he
>>>> said?
> I hadn't caught your humorous remark.
>> Regards,
> --> Bruno Verachten, France

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