I've Been Wondering Where That Wrench Went

[AndyA]

I bought and installed a dishwasher 15 years ago. Lately it wasn't working well so I bought a new one, which is arriving in a couple of days. This made my wife happy. Today I pulled out the old one and look what a found: a 1/4" drive ratchet. Apparently, I adjusted the feet to level out the dishwasher, saw that things looked good, and left the wrench on the foot. Well, now I have an extra wrench.

 

[The Spokemaster]

Your 'toolbox' seems to now have a motor !

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

funny. I did some work on a friend's old truck a few years back. a few months ago my buddy comes by and tells me Paul (the truck owner) found these under his truck and hands me 2 pairs of vice grips. I thought I was short a few pairs.

 

[vincev]

When you level the new one leave it on there again so you will know where it is when you need it.

 

[morton]

My day is about 10% accomplishing something and 90% looking for tools, cell phone, van keys, coffee cup, wallet, etc.

I'm still wondering where and how I lost 1 sock as I haven't found the mate in 2 years!

How do you loose 1 sock?

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I went into a building salvage shop that sells old doors , moldings and all sorts of trim anything to build with that has come out of Demo jobs. They had a nearly perfect Disston hand saw that was maybe turn of the century. It still had all it's markings on the blade and looked brand new. It was not for sale. They had been gutting an old building and it was found in one of the wall cavities. All I could do was think about the poor carpenter who had lost it. No Hdepot to run and get another. I would bet he did not have a second one. I imagine in 1900 losing your saw was like losing your arm. I had an even more depressing thought that someone hid the saw in there and it was not even his own doing. Good way to get the over productive new guy off the crew. I wanted that saw and now always demo my jobs with a bit more of a discerning eye.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

My day is about 10% accomplishing something and 90% looking for tools, cell phone, van keys, coffee cup, wallet, etc.

I'm still wondering where and how I lost 1 sock as I haven't found the mate in 2 years!

How do you loose 1 sock?

look under the washer and dryer.

 

[AndyA]

How do you loose 1 sock?

That's the only way you can lose socks. You can never lose a pair. My wife says there is a sock monster in either the washer or the dryer (or maybe both?).

 

[1817cent]

A couple of years ago i went with a friend to a tire dealer in Dayton Ohio to get a set of new tires installed on his Suburban. When the shop removed the right rear tire they found a screwdriver had been left inside the tire when it was installed originally and he bought the car new!

 

[AndyA]

A couple of years ago i went with a friend to a tire dealer in Dayton Ohio to get a set of new tires installed on his Suburban. When the shop removed the right rear tire they found a screwdriver had been left inside the tire when it was installed originally and he bought the car new!

I guess that once the tire was spinning the screwdriver would just stay to the outside but wouldn't it rattle around when just starting and stopping? Maybe not making enough noise to notice? Who got to keep the screwdriver?