[AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?

[Almost-Running Deere]

I have about 10 of them.  My favorite is at least a 30 year old snap-on 
given to me by my dad.  I'll put it up somewhere to keep it out of a bad  
job or potentiallly a job where I might lose it and find it six months 
later.  I guess that is aging and my oh my I hate it!

>From: dglass <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
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>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?
>Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:31:28 -0500
>
>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 ?
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>>
>>>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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