[AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?

[dglass]

That would work if it was me losing them.  It's those blasted ground 
squirrels and gremlins that live in concrete foundations. I think the 
ground squirrels and gremlins have a shop set up somewhere.

George Willer wrote:

> DGlass,
>
> Here's an experiment that may help with finding tools when you need 
> them. Have someone hide all your 1/2" wrenches except one in a secure 
> place where you can't possibly find them.  Now... with the knowledge 
> that you only have one, you'll always know where it is.  When you had 
> more than one, you had the ability to be casual with where they were.
>
> If the experiment fails, you can always beg to get the others back.  :-)
>
> George Willer
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dglass" 
> <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?
>
>
>> Are you kidding?  I have to have 20 1/2inch wrenches to be able to 
>> fine one when I need it. If you set one down, a ground squirrel moves 
>> it to somewhere you cannot find it until much later.
>>
>> H. L. Staples wrote:
>>
>>> From the sound of your windfall you have some that could find new 
>>> homes via
>>> the ATIS Charity Auction.
>>>
>>>
>>> H. L.
>>>
>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>
>>>
>>> From: dglass
>>>
>>> Date: 12/06/04 17:24:23
>>>
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>
>>> Subject: [AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?
>>>
>>>
>>> A couple of years ago my son was working for Williams tool co. division
>>>
>>> of Snap-on tools as a computer programer.  He told me they were 
>>> going to
>>>
>>> have a tool sale and he thought the prices were going to be pretty
>>>
>>> good.  I gave him a $100 bill and told him to buy me whatever that 
>>> would
>>>
>>> get and he agreed.  I talked to him a couple of days later and I asked
>>>
>>> him if he got me $100 worth of tools.  He said it turned out that his
>>>
>>> truck wouldn't haul $100 worth of tools . (I thought it was because he
>>>
>>> had a Ford truck)  He gave me my $100 back and said he would just give
>>>
>>> me the tools for Christmas.  He gave me sets of wrenches from 1/4 in to
>>>
>>> 5 inches.  (Did you know a 5 in wrench weighs 55 lbs.?) Piles of 
>>> sockets
>>>
>>> up to about 3 inches.  Half a dozen or so crescent type wrenches.
>>>
>>> Several tool boxes, screwdrivers, flare nut wrenches, ratchets up to 1
>>>
>>> inch drive.  He had to wrap up a couple of wrenches and after I opened
>>>
>>> that, he backed his truck up and we unloaded the rest. The box end
>>>
>>> wrenches I  now have about twenty of each size up to about 2 
>>> inches.  So
>>>
>>> far, one 5 inch wrench has been enough. It was an exciting Christmas 
>>> for
>>>
>>> me. Unfortunately, he left that job for more pay. I thought about
>>>
>>> subsidizing him to stay, but too late. It was good while it lasted.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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