Shop Time w/T.W. Friends. Got struck by lightning........poll

Working at heights today. Way way up.

 

Looks anaconda infested, gator infested, and also pig infested. Possible Sasquatch location as well

 

@Hobbs

 

Not without the willfully aids from Americans’ app - Guurgle

 

Why is it with youth sports it's not how good you are but who's kid you are that determines where you wind up? No matter the sport, and that also applies to life in general.

Deep thoughts in the hot shop today

 

...and mighty flat too like where @Fargo Taco lives, except instead of freezing to death the creepy crawlies will get you.

 

I spent lots of efforts putting everything away to their respective locations, yet I still needed lots of time to find them too. I finally decided not to buy any more gadgets

 

Because of people...

Most people have difficulty making unbiased decisions - you find this in factories often.

The best qualifyed guy often doesn't get the promotion even though it would be best for the company.

The guy who goes on smoke breaks with his boss get the job 8 out of 10 times.

 

What if the gadget is a really good deal???

 

A guy I know real well told me when I was younger "if you're going to kiss someone's butt, make sure it's the right one". So much truth in that.

 

I was at a friend's all day Monday doing odd jobs for him, and garage organization came up.
I'm sure this is all common sense, but as my friend was saying, when you've lived somewhere for a long time and grew into your surroundings over years or decades, sometimes it's hard to get started when rethinking the familiar.

Here's some random thoughts as I sit in the shop on a cool dark rainy day.

95% of my hand tools are in a big roller cabinet. It doesn't move far, but it holds a lot in a small footprint which frees up other shop space. I have a couple of messy drawers, otherwise, everything is sorted neat enough that I can tell if something is missing.

Around the shop I tend to group things together (mostly ). I have separate shelves, drawers, or areas for:

Automotive / mower parts
Metal
Wood
Hand power tools
Welding stuff
Hardware
Consumables like drill bits, saw blades
Tape, glue
Reloading
Paint
Lubricants and cleaners
and several junk shelves

If I'm looking for something in one of those categories, there's an excellent chance it's in that area, which narrows my search dramatically.

Stuff I tend to use outside of the shop like plumbing and electrical parts are stored mostly in tool boxes for portability.

I have an aluminum briefcase of automotive tools that stays in the truck, a pouch of general tools to grab for odds and ends, and a fair size tool bag with a few general things to pack more thoroughly for offsite projects.

 

That irresistible urges is my constant battle too

 

I've made it a point in life not to kiss any butts.. probably explains why I'm still at the bottom of the ladder haha.

 

Of the dozens of "leaders" I have had over the years there were some:

Inexperienced
Inept
Outdated
Autocratic
Vindictive
Favorite playing
Sadistic
Abusive
Dull witted
Short sighted
Dishonest

Many others were mediocre leaders but at least relatively kind, fair, honest.

Only a handful possessed the ability to see "the long view" of managing - focusing on growing & grooming the people under them as well as the day to day performance for the company.

 

Fingernails bit completely off.

 

Me too.

I focused on doing my job well enough they kind of forgot I was there.

... and stayed far away from any drama.

 

I probably will rather keep spend time looking for the tools than...memorizing the list, it gets my brain hurt.

 

I would have to write down the list -- and then find where I put it.