Humbug
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 11:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
Not locost enough! What you want is a job lot of those curly cables that pens are on at supermarket cash tills, etc. Fix one end with a dab of
superglue onto each tool, and the other end to the tool board/shelf of your choice. Then once you've finished using it, let go and it should
spring back to it's place 
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Staple balls
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 12:00 PM |
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Yup, I suffer from this a lot too.
The other problem I have is fridge suck.
No matter where you lose that tiny part you need to fix something, you can be sure it'll end up under the fridge/freezer, next to a pea
that's been there since 1974.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 12:05 PM |
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It happens to me
but usually when needing a "punch" I walk off to the Shed with the hammer put it down pick up the punch and walk back to the car. Then
spend 10 mins looking for the bloodly hammer.
Simially with things like sockets & ratchets.
Spanners also Climb just out of vision and reach Just after you have managed to wriggle into that awkward position under the landrover with CR*P
falling in your eys.
OOO and mulitmeter leads always tie themselves in knots GRRR....
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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woodster
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 12:16 PM |
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maybe one of these worn 24/7
http://www.bestbelt.com/images/5000/5191-toolbelt.jpg
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 12:29 PM |
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I recently spent 3 hours searching for a 13mm ring spanner... eventually found it had fallen into a bucket of old engine oil that was awaiting
disposal.... quite how it magically migrated from where i was working right across to the other end of the garage i will never know!
I blame the squirrels! crafty b*ggers with thier twitchy noses!
[Edited on 27-4-09 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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coozer
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 12:34 PM |
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I had to change the wiring on my new headlights the other and took the little screw out the bottom. Left it in the ring of a spanner I had on the
floor.
Fixed the wiring, moved to the other light but couldn't find the screw, anywhere.....
Couple hours later I was in the garden and my slippers were making a metallic noise on the patio, low and behold the little screw embedded in the
sole!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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DarrenW
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 01:21 PM |
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Yep, happens to everyone.
Strangely i suffered it most just after my grandfather died. Im sure he was responsible for moving stuff about, probs only trying to help
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 03:02 PM |
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I suffer this problem too but mines called the wife.
She has an incessant need to keep tidying tools away especially the ones i need. Got a nice little pile of them just where Im working them she comes
along and tidies up and goes out of the garage again I turn round to pick up one of the aforementioned tools and its not there.
I then have to spend 5 minutes extricating myself to walk to the toolchest to retrieve the tool I need
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chrisg
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 03:04 PM |
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Fear not - I have the answer!
Remember when you were little and you had those mittens with the long cord that went up one sleeve and down the other?
Bit of string with a 13mm spanner on one end and a crosshead screwdriver on the other threaded through your overalls!
The down side is that you'll need 30 sets of overalls, more if you need to cover imperial/Whitworth/BA/BSP etc.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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mr henderson
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 04:48 PM |
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. When I'm a little bit richer I will employ the garage equivalent of a operating theatre nurse.
John
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