Not so odd.
What is cool is Jeanie's big rolling toolbox!
But that is my real toolbox...my work makeup box. The picture on my space that everyone comments on. lol
My tool box is very cool! :cool: And it's got all the little bits and bobs in it I need! My brother did give me shit about wanting such a big one and not being able to lift it, but that's the beauty of the castors!
AND even better, the top part of it, which is a complete tool box, detaches from the bottom section which has extra storage and the castors.
I just wish I had a tool shed now, coz my drill doesn't fit in it!
My tool box is very cool! :cool: And it's got all the little bits and bobs in it I need! My brother did give me shit about wanting such a big one and not being able to lift it, but that's the beauty of the castors!
AND even better, the top part of it, which is a complete tool box, detaches from the bottom section which has extra storage and the castors.
I just wish I had a tool shed now, coz my drill doesn't fit in it!
I think I'd like it better if it was pink though!
You are so funny! A tool shed....lol
I bought the husband one of those huge rolling red ones....it has flashlights in it.
I am joking everyone...lol
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You are so funny! A tool shed....lol
I bought the husband one of those huge rolling red ones....it has flashlights in it.
I am joking everyone...lol
When I was a kid growing up, I was a bit like chiqui, I spent a fair bit of time with my Grandad in his garage. He had all kinds of really cool tools in there and we used to make stuff together. Hammering and sawing and nailing and painting. All kinds of handy stuff. Odd jobs. Repairs. Then I went on to tech and did sheet metal and woodwork and plastics. AND then when I was at Uni a few years back we would make giant sets and props for our productions so I got back into it a bit. Lately my brother has been building an extension on his house so we've all been hammering away together. The whole family. And if I ever want tools and general "boy stuff" I just go up to Nan's and take a look in Grumpy's garage. It's still all there and I can borrow stuff anytime I like or build things in there if I want. And the best part about Grumpy's Workshop is that he has the peg board with the outlines for all his tools, and they're all lined up neat in size order. So you can just walk in and see exactly what you need! I mean my tool box is cool, but that Workshop is like wonderland in comparison!
Jeanie!!! What a sweet story!
I grew up next door to my Great Uncle John...his garage was alot like Grumpy's. Except with a fridge full of beer and a bunch of Polish guys sitting in it.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
My Dad was like your "Grumpy" Jeanie, I miss him. He could fix anything and everything. His garage was like a miniature hardware store plus some. He had some of the most odd items in their. Elevator weights come to mind.
Now my husband, he is the complete opposite. Doesn't fix anything. I've never gotten used to that.
"When you're climbing to the top, you'd better know the way back down" MSB
Jeanie!!! What a sweet story! : )
I grew up next door to my Great Uncle John...his garage was alot like Grumpy's. Except with a fridge full of beer and a bunch of Polish guys sitting in it. : )
It's one of my favorite spots still Trix! When I go in there I can smell him I think, just get overwhelmed by his presence. It's a great spot if I'm feeling blue or missing him! I suspect that Grumpy woulda had beer in his garage, except that he was a pretty heavy drinker after WW2 and a smoker too, but he just gave it up one day when the doctor told him. Cold turkey on both! The glass of beer that he used have sitting beside him in his chair became a glass of sarsparilly! And the smoking stopped! So no beer in the garage by the time I was old enough to "work" in there.
HOW cool to have your Great Uncle next door! My Grumpy and Nan lived across the road from my Great Grandparents (Nan's parents) Nan and Pa. Pa had a really cool shed too and if I went to visit we would go in there and get the fish food to feed all the beautiful fish in the fish pond, or just to get me a fruit pastille! It was always really cool and calm in Pa's shed, smelt a lot more like paint ( he was a housepainter and signwriter) and the radio was often on with the geegee's on!
I love how as a kid, even as a girl, you're allowed into the inner sanctum of a man's shed! Luckily for me I was still invited as I got older coz mostly it was NO GIRLS ALLOWED!
I must find that ad on youtube if I can. It's a beer ad I think, all the blokes telling their wives they'll be "down the shed" and they all converge on the shed at the bottom of their gardens that just happen to be joined and once they get past the "fake" dusty worshop bit it's all wide screen tv, pool tables, juke boxes and beer fridge! Love it!
My Dad was like your "Grumpy" Jeanie, I miss him. He could fix anything and everything. His garage was like a miniature hardware store plus some. He had some of the most odd items in their. Elevator weights come to mind.
Now my husband, he is the complete opposite. Doesn't fix anything. I've never gotten used to that.
That's so cool MS! You would miss him! I know I miss Grumpy STILL and he's been dead 8 years! I love some of the stuff they collect in there! Grumpy had this HUGE collection of clamps ranging from little ones to big ones! I mean what's that about anyway? And leather punches! The old kind! And those big metal shoe anvil thingies that you could repair shoes on!! He even had an bench grinder!! I mean who really needs an bench grinder???
Luckily my Dad seems to have picked up a few little Mr Fixit traits from Grumpy which has been really cool if I've needed help making props for shows and stuff. Years back I was playing Madonna in a show, The Blonde Ambition Madonna with the man suits and the gold bra and the monacle. I couldn't find a monacle anywhere, and the only one I did find was uber expensive, so Dad helped me make one from a bit of old dowel and a curtain ring which we then painted gold and hooked a piece of chain to with a eye hook so I could pin it to my suit! I love that thing still! Treat it like it's a very precious metal or something!
That's a bugger about hubby! I don't know that I could get used to it either. I mean I want a smart guy but a little handy doesn't hurt!
I need to give props to my smart, not handy husband.
We moved to NYC from a big house, so I've been struggling with storage space. I got the idea from a magazine to use over-the-door shoe pockets for a lot of things other than shoes.
EXCEPT: our doors are almost 3 inches thick and what I had bought didn't work. So I bought extensions, but the thing got heavy and the doors would not close.
Well, he figured out that by turning the thing over to the other side of the door some kind of thinner part of the door is in the right place so that the door now closes.
He said it's the idea he's most proud of ever having had. And it's funny cause he is a pretty prominent academic
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
I need to give props to my smart, not handy husband.
We moved to NYC from a big house, so I've been struggling with storage space. I got the idea from a magazine to use over-the-door shoe pockets for a lot of things other than shoes.
EXCEPT: our doors are almost 3 inches thick and what I had bought didn't work. So I bought extensions, but the thing got heavy and the doors would not close.
Well, he figured out that by turning the thing over to the other side of the door some kind of thinner part of the door is in the right place so that the door now closes.
He said it's the idea he's most proud of ever having had. And it's funny cause he is a pretty prominent academic
Well without the minds of physics and engineers, handymen wouldn't be able to do their crafts. It all goes together I suppose.
"When you're climbing to the top, you'd better know the way back down" MSB
I'm extremely fortunate that I have both. My boyfriend is the smartest person I know, seriously. I mean he just knows so much about everything. He's a nerd, won't lie but so am I.
But he's a macho nerd as I like to say. He's very handy and can fix just about anything.
However, given a choice...I'd have to say smarts over handy. Because you can't always have a conversation with "handy" all of the time but you can converse endlessly with one who has their wits about them.
That's just my personal preference though.
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My man's gotten to be really handy and is a talented musician... but lacks the smarts to keep me intellectually stimulated. It's quite frustrating that I have to go talk to his friends for an intelligent conversation...
My man's gotten to be really handy and is a talented musician... but lacks the smarts to keep me intellectually stimulated. It's quite frustrating that I have to go talk to his friends for an intelligent conversation...
great point by you... someone smart could learn to be handy
or if they're smart and employed enough then they can just pay the handy guy
although your point about stimulation has me wondering what my ball and chain would say... i'm smart enough but we have a lot of varied interests... if she has politics or housewives of whatever on the tv then i leave the room
Can I vote funny as hell, and the taller than me the better?
If not, I vote smart.
and if u add Greek too,we are good to go..
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Besides we already know you are wicked smart.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
gotta go to class (international finance) yaaa sounds smart but its a joke
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And I don't feel right when you're gone away
My tool box is very cool! :cool: And it's got all the little bits and bobs in it I need! My brother did give me shit about wanting such a big one and not being able to lift it, but that's the beauty of the castors!
AND even better, the top part of it, which is a complete tool box, detaches from the bottom section which has extra storage and the castors.
I just wish I had a tool shed now, coz my drill doesn't fit in it!
I think I'd like it better if it was pink though!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
I bought the husband one of those huge rolling red ones....it has flashlights in it.
I am joking everyone...lol
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
When I was a kid growing up, I was a bit like chiqui, I spent a fair bit of time with my Grandad in his garage. He had all kinds of really cool tools in there and we used to make stuff together. Hammering and sawing and nailing and painting. All kinds of handy stuff. Odd jobs. Repairs. Then I went on to tech and did sheet metal and woodwork and plastics. AND then when I was at Uni a few years back we would make giant sets and props for our productions so I got back into it a bit. Lately my brother has been building an extension on his house so we've all been hammering away together. The whole family. And if I ever want tools and general "boy stuff" I just go up to Nan's and take a look in Grumpy's garage. It's still all there and I can borrow stuff anytime I like or build things in there if I want. And the best part about Grumpy's Workshop is that he has the peg board with the outlines for all his tools, and they're all lined up neat in size order. So you can just walk in and see exactly what you need! I mean my tool box is cool, but that Workshop is like wonderland in comparison!
Guess I really don't need a handy guy!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
I grew up next door to my Great Uncle John...his garage was alot like Grumpy's. Except with a fridge full of beer and a bunch of Polish guys sitting in it.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Now my husband, he is the complete opposite. Doesn't fix anything. I've never gotten used to that.
It's one of my favorite spots still Trix! When I go in there I can smell him I think, just get overwhelmed by his presence. It's a great spot if I'm feeling blue or missing him! I suspect that Grumpy woulda had beer in his garage, except that he was a pretty heavy drinker after WW2 and a smoker too, but he just gave it up one day when the doctor told him. Cold turkey on both! The glass of beer that he used have sitting beside him in his chair became a glass of sarsparilly!
HOW cool to have your Great Uncle next door! My Grumpy and Nan lived across the road from my Great Grandparents (Nan's parents) Nan and Pa. Pa had a really cool shed too and if I went to visit we would go in there and get the fish food to feed all the beautiful fish in the fish pond, or just to get me a fruit pastille!
I love how as a kid, even as a girl, you're allowed into the inner sanctum of a man's shed! Luckily for me I was still invited as I got older coz mostly it was NO GIRLS ALLOWED!
I must find that ad on youtube if I can. It's a beer ad I think, all the blokes telling their wives they'll be "down the shed" and they all converge on the shed at the bottom of their gardens that just happen to be joined and once they get past the "fake" dusty worshop bit it's all wide screen tv, pool tables, juke boxes and beer fridge!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
Luckily my Dad seems to have picked up a few little Mr Fixit traits from Grumpy which has been really cool if I've needed help making props for shows and stuff. Years back I was playing Madonna in a show, The Blonde Ambition Madonna with the man suits and the gold bra and the monacle. I couldn't find a monacle anywhere, and the only one I did find was uber expensive, so Dad helped me make one from a bit of old dowel and a curtain ring which we then painted gold and hooked a piece of chain to with a eye hook so I could pin it to my suit!
That's a bugger about hubby! I don't know that I could get used to it either. I mean I want a smart guy but a little handy doesn't hurt!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
We moved to NYC from a big house, so I've been struggling with storage space. I got the idea from a magazine to use over-the-door shoe pockets for a lot of things other than shoes.
EXCEPT: our doors are almost 3 inches thick and what I had bought didn't work. So I bought extensions, but the thing got heavy and the doors would not close.
Well, he figured out that by turning the thing over to the other side of the door some kind of thinner part of the door is in the right place so that the door now closes.
He said it's the idea he's most proud of ever having had. And it's funny cause he is a pretty prominent academic
And...you know EXACTLY why.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
oh dear. i know a guy that couldn't screw the barbeque together so he ended up nailing it together instead.
I loved this thread.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
sounds tasty!
But he's a macho nerd as I like to say. He's very handy and can fix just about anything.
However, given a choice...I'd have to say smarts over handy. Because you can't always have a conversation with "handy" all of the time but you can converse endlessly with one who has their wits about them.
That's just my personal preference though.
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09/03/11 Alpine Valley, WI
09/04/11 Alpine Valley, WI
great point by you... someone smart could learn to be handy
or if they're smart and employed enough then they can just pay the handy guy
although your point about stimulation has me wondering what my ball and chain would say... i'm smart enough but we have a lot of varied interests... if she has politics or housewives of whatever on the tv then i leave the room
hmmmmm
I can pay someone to be handy but I can't pay someone to be smart.
If not, I vote smart.
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