What the hell Dad!!!!!!
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
I could never replace the old man he's one of a kind
Love him to death but he's really set in his ways. Should have seen the **** we threw out cleaning!!! My mom helped me out cause she didn't want him to know half the stuff we dumped or he would have kept it. That was last weekend this whole tool shiznit happened today thats why I'm steamed up.
Love him to death but he's really set in his ways. Should have seen the **** we threw out cleaning!!! My mom helped me out cause she didn't want him to know half the stuff we dumped or he would have kept it. That was last weekend this whole tool shiznit happened today thats why I'm steamed up.
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
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Well said. I do live in my own house, but I was lucky I guess that my dad taught me early that every tool has its place and that is where it gets returned. That's the way my tool chest is arranged and stays organized to this day. Maybe I'm a bit OCD though.
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You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
My kidsleft my tools all over the place when they were younger, and what was once a fine set of open ends, box wrenches, torque wrenches, 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" socket sets were scattered to the wind. Now that they're grown and on their own I've beengetting a new collection put together over the past several years and it's great being able to find my tools once again - where they belong!
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
ORIGINAL: cHarley
Well said. I do live in my own house, but I was lucky I guess that my dad taught me early that every tool has its place and that is where it gets returned. That's the way my tool chest is arranged and stays organized to this day. Maybe I'm a bit OCD though.
ORIGINAL: whaap
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
I too learned those skills from my father at a very young age.I have long since given up fixing vehicles for a profession due to prior health issues but still understand the value of a clean, neat, and orderly well stockedtoolbox.
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
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I agree with you 100% cHarley. When I was an auto tech, I had my tool boxes arranged in a particular order. That way I was able to get a job done in an efficient manner. I never had to look for tools. IMO looking for tools is a waste of time when it takes only a few minutes to clean and put them back where they belong. As my career progressed and I became the manager of the shop I taught my tech's to do keep their boxes in a neat and orderly fashion as well.
I too learned those skills from my father at a very young age. I have long since given up fixing vehicles for a profession due to prior health issues but still understand the value of a clean, neat, and orderly well stocked toolbox.
ORIGINAL: cHarley
Well said. I do live in my own house, but I was lucky I guess that my dad taught me early that every tool has its place and that is where it gets returned. That's the way my tool chest is arranged and stays organized to this day. Maybe I'm a bit OCD though.
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You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
I too learned those skills from my father at a very young age. I have long since given up fixing vehicles for a profession due to prior health issues but still understand the value of a clean, neat, and orderly well stocked toolbox.
Then you must agree to me going out and getting new tools cause like charley said and i agree i'm a little ocd myself. a neat and orderly shop is what i'm trying to accomplish here. Is that wrong?
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I understand your dad. It is difficult for me to throw anything out and I have multiple sets of more tools than I need. Still it is difficult for me to let go of anything. Recently I have discovered I can give this stuff to other craphounds like myself. It is a slow and painstaking process....
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I wouldn't say it's wrong at all. I can understand your fathers frustrations as he may feel insulted that his tools might not be "good enough" but at the same time I hear you about wanting a neat efficient workshop.
My brother inlaw is always complaining about not being able to find his tools since my nephew has them scatteres all over the world (or so it seems). If I was him I'd set up the box they way he wanted it and lock the damn thing so my nephew couldn't get in it at all.
It drives me nuts when I have to do a simple job for them on a car at their house whenI cannot find a tool I need.
I feel your pain Bradley Jones.
My brother inlaw is always complaining about not being able to find his tools since my nephew has them scatteres all over the world (or so it seems). If I was him I'd set up the box they way he wanted it and lock the damn thing so my nephew couldn't get in it at all.
It drives me nuts when I have to do a simple job for them on a car at their house whenI cannot find a tool I need.
I feel your pain Bradley Jones.
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
I actually looked into a sick tool box (I get cost from a tool company upstairs from my work, nice when your boss leases out to a tool company ) but I thought it would be kind of a slap in the face to make up my own tool box of tools and not share with my dad whom let me use his tools my whole childhood growing up. Besides we each have are own garage bay and his has the work shop off of it. I really thought I was helping out, And he knows its better to have full sets but he uses hie mechanics tools once a week maybe. Where as I got buddies over all the time working on bikes and stuff.
) but I thought it would be kind of a slap in the face to make up my own tool box of tools and not share with my dad whom let me use his tools my whole childhood growing up. Besides we each have are own garage bay and his has the work shop off of it. I really thought I was helping out, And he knows its better to have full sets but he uses hie mechanics tools once a week maybe. Where as I got buddies over all the time working on bikes and stuff.
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RE: What the hell Dad!!!!!! NEED TO VENT
ORIGINAL: Biker Trash
I agree with you 100% cHarley. When I was an auto tech, I had my tool boxes arranged in a particular order. That way I was able to get a job done in an efficient manner. I never had to look for tools. IMO looking for tools is a waste of time when it takes only a few minutes to clean andput them back where they belong.As my career progressed and I became the manager of the shop I taught my tech's to dokeep their boxes in a neat and orderly fashion as well.
I too learned those skills from my father at a very young age.I have long since given up fixing vehicles for a profession due to prior health issues but still understand the value of a clean, neat, and orderly well stockedtoolbox.
ORIGINAL: cHarley
Well said. I do live in my own house, but I was lucky I guess that my dad taught me early that every tool has its place and that is where it gets returned. That's the way my tool chest is arranged and stays organized to this day. Maybe I'm a bit OCD though.
ORIGINAL: whaap
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
You live by the rules of the owner of the house. Whose house do you live in?
I too learned those skills from my father at a very young age.I have long since given up fixing vehicles for a profession due to prior health issues but still understand the value of a clean, neat, and orderly well stockedtoolbox.