"stan" wrote

But number of times have been asked to assist people assemble some
items, who don't even have a hammer or screwdriver in the house! So
one ends up using a dinner knife to take out a screw or going home to
get one's own tools!
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Yep, I was part of a business startup once. A bunch of guys in newly rented
offices. And I brought some tools in a crate in case they were needed. I
suddenly became the local tool store and general fix it wizard. My
qualifications?? I actually owned some tools and brought them to work! It
was a constant battle to get the tools back. Everyone wanted to use the
tools, but nobody wanted to give them back.

When I first left home and was working a a minimum wage job a a dishwasher,
I saved my pennies and bought tools from the local hardware store. Later,
when building rustic furniture with few tools, I would do jobs just to buy
tools. I knew tools were important. It is amazing the number of folks who
don't know this. I have helped a number of folks buy some basic tools for
the house/apartment. They did not know what to buy or where to buy it.