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Major Goat
Out in the shop today and had occasion to use a drill. Spotted a
B&D variable speed, reversible, drill, that I have no idea where it came from. So, gave it a shot. Worked fine. That's when it struck me, one of my two sons must have left this at one time or another. Ah, say I, I'll paint this sucker and then it'll be mine. At it turned out I didn't have any bright yellow, but did have some buttercup yellow. The paint was in a small glass bottle and the top was sealed on by old paint. Poked a hole in the lid and proceeded. I felt great. My sons are in the habit of "borrowing" s tuff f rom me, usually tools, and that's usually the last I ever see of whatever. So this time I got something from one of them. Major gloat. Very petty to be sure, and even more satisfying for that very reason. Those of you with kids old enough to "borrow" stuff will understand. It's been a great day. For those of you that don't know, I paint all my tools - yellow - for various reasons, make the shop brighter/cheerier, actually has therapeutic value, and an unexpected bonus - my kids refuse to use my painted tools let alone "borrow" them. Plus it makes them stand out a lot more when you're looking for one. So, I now own a "new" tool, courtesy of one of my sons. And now he won't dare to try to reclaim it, because it's already painted, which automatically proclaims it as one of mine. Ahhhh, life is basically good. JOAT Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame. |
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Nice goat, Goat.
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In article , J T
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J T wrote: Out in the shop today and had occasion to use a drill. Spotted a B&D variable speed, reversible, drill, that I have no idea where it came from. So, gave it a shot. Worked fine. That's when it struck me, one of my two sons must have left this at one time or another. Ah, say I, I'll paint this sucker and then it'll be mine. At it turned out I didn't have any bright yellow, but did have some buttercup yellow. The paint was in a small glass bottle and the top was sealed on by old paint. Poked a hole in the lid and proceeded. I felt great. My sons are in the habit of "borrowing" s tuff f rom me, usually tools, and that's usually the last I ever see of whatever. So this time I got something from one of them. Major gloat. Very petty to be sure, and even more satisfying for that very reason. Those of you with kids old enough to "borrow" stuff will understand. It's been a great day. For those of you that don't know, I paint all my tools - yellow - for various reasons, make the shop brighter/cheerier, actually has therapeutic value, and an unexpected bonus - my kids refuse to use my painted tools let alone "borrow" them. Plus it makes them stand out a lot more when you're looking for one. So, I now own a "new" tool, courtesy of one of my sons. And now he won't dare to try to reclaim it, because it's already painted, which automatically proclaims it as one of mine. Ahhhh, life is basically good. JOAT Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame. This sounds suspiciously like a case of "forgodihadit". "Forgodihadit" is frequently experienced by older males who have some amount of discretionary income. The syndrome is manifest when a person "discovers" something he (or occasionally, "she") had purchased but had not laid eyes on for sufficient time to become void of memory concerning the item. All tongue-in-cheek, of course. Methinks thou suckest mightily. JLarsson |
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J T wrote: I felt great. [snipperoonie] Ahhhh, life is basically good. One of my kids left a 3-foot long serrated knife. HUGE! So I asked, WTF is this thing? It is so big? "It's bread knife, dad... for 4 loafs at once!" Indeed. It was a four-loaf cleaver. (I have been drinking) r |
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Robatoy wrote: a four-loaf cleaver. throws things at Robatoy GROAN |
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"J T" wrote in message ... Out in the shop today and had occasion to use a drill. Spotted a B&D variable speed, reversible, drill, that I have no idea where it came from. So, gave it a shot. Worked fine. That's when it struck me, one of my two sons must have left this at one time or another. Ah, say I, I'll paint this sucker and then it'll be mine. At it turned out I didn't have any bright yellow, but did have some buttercup yellow. The paint was in a small glass bottle and the top was sealed on by old paint. Poked a hole in the lid and proceeded. I felt great. My sons are in the habit of "borrowing" s tuff f rom me, usually tools, and that's usually the last I ever see of whatever. So this time I got something from one of them. Major gloat. Very petty to be sure, and even more satisfying for that very reason. Those of you with kids old enough to "borrow" stuff will understand. It's been a great day. For those of you that don't know, I paint all my tools - yellow - for various reasons, make the shop brighter/cheerier, actually has therapeutic value, and an unexpected bonus - my kids refuse to use my painted tools let alone "borrow" them. Plus it makes them stand out a lot more when you're looking for one. So, I now own a "new" tool, courtesy of one of my sons. And now he won't dare to try to reclaim it, because it's already painted, which automatically proclaims it as one of mine. Ahhhh, life is basically good. It seems a variation on the old finders, keepers rule. Or Ferengi salvage rights. |
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"J T" wrote
SNIP For those of you that don't know, I paint all my tools - yellow - SNIP an unexpected bonus - my kids refuse to use my painted tools let alone "borrow" them. SNIP J T - If you REALLY want to keep their hands off . . . as well as other 'user/borrowers' . . . paint then bright PINK !! {Can't really claim credit for this . . . a certain Arizona Sherriff did this with the prisoner's underwear . . . so they wouldn't steal and sell them !!} Regards, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop |
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J T wrote:
Thu, Aug 10, 2006, 5:26pm (EDT-2) (Dave Balderstone) doth wrote: Nothing at all about a goat... The "l" is silent. JOAT Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame. Like the "p" in "swimming". Tanus -- This is not really a sig. |
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"Tanus" wrote in message ...
BTW, JT, I bought a book on your recommendation. It's 200 Jigs by Capotosto. You thought it was out of print, and maybe it is in the US, but I picked it up here in Canada. It's everything you said it was and more. 200 Original Shop Aids & Jigs For Woodworkers (Paperback) by Rosario Capotosto 31 used & new available from $2.48 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...lance&n=283155 -- Mark |
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On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:21:13 GMT, "R. Pierce Butler"
wrote: Da-Glo orange works for me. Yellow is too common. But JOAT is sort of a Dewalt guy... *g* Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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I have a friend who is pretty smart. He paints all of his tools pink. No
one seems to want to borrow them much less keep them! J T wrote: Out in the shop today and had occasion to use a drill. Spotted a B&D variable speed, reversible, drill, that I have no idea where it came from. So, gave it a shot. Worked fine. That's when it struck me, one of my two sons must have left this at one time or another. Ah, say I, I'll paint this sucker and then it'll be mine. At it turned out I didn't have any bright yellow, but did have some buttercup yellow. The paint was in a small glass bottle and the top was sealed on by old paint. Poked a hole in the lid and proceeded. I felt great. My sons are in the habit of "borrowing" s tuff f rom me, usually tools, and that's usually the last I ever see of whatever. So this time I got something from one of them. Major gloat. Very petty to be sure, and even more satisfying for that very reason. Those of you with kids old enough to "borrow" stuff will understand. It's been a great day. For those of you that don't know, I paint all my tools - yellow - for various reasons, make the shop brighter/cheerier, actually has therapeutic value, and an unexpected bonus - my kids refuse to use my painted tools let alone "borrow" them. Plus it makes them stand out a lot more when you're looking for one. So, I now own a "new" tool, courtesy of one of my sons. And now he won't dare to try to reclaim it, because it's already painted, which automatically proclaims it as one of mine. Ahhhh, life is basically good. JOAT Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame. |
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