Men....and their tool boxes.

[nitengale]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

 

[April]

And why do you have two tool boxes, which are empty.
Why are the tools spread out all over the bathroom, rendering it unusable!?

And get that damn shovel out of the trunk of my car!

 

[nitengale]

And why do you have two tool boxes, which are empty.
Why are the tools spread out all over the bathroom, rendering it unusable!?

And get that damn shovel out of the trunk of my car!

Finally someone who understands!!!

 

[April]

LMAO

One hammer, and twenty million sockets!
GRRRRRRRRRR!!

 

[Friendly Dragon]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

That's because they're OUR tools, and YOU can't have them!

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

It's a secret. It's very good though.

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

While it may appear messy to the untrained eye, everything is in act laid out in a very particular pattern, thus ensuring that we, and only we, can find what we're looking for.

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

So that we can exchange them with our friends for tools that we may be missing from our collection, thus hopefully one day acheiving the impossible dream of owning every single tool in existence. We would then of course lord it over our less well equipped friends, thus garnering many free drinks.

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And why do you have two tool boxes, which are empty.
Why are the tools spread out all over the bathroom, rendering it unusable!?

And get that damn shovel out of the trunk of my car!

The empty tool boxes are there because, at some point in the future, we will need more tools. The tools are spread out all over the bathroom, because it only renders it unusable to you, not us, thus vastly increasing our chances of getting in there in the mornings.

And as for the shovel, it'll be a different story next time you need to bury someone in the middle of the night!

 

[willywanker]

For a good view into the way we feel, get a copy of the country music album by Aaron Tippon intitled ,no joke, "Toolbox"

 

[OUTSIDER]

OMG THIS QUESTION IS SO ME.......

I have several tool box's, mechanical, electro mechanical, woodworking and general, their always messy cause their always getting used, I only clean and sort them when I'm bored (it's just so damn relaxing) and have some time on my hands.
I know every tool and where to find it, cause I bought it with my hard earned cash and picked it over others that I could've bought, I NEVER EVER lend them out and no one is allowed to mess with them.
The funniest thing is I bought my first tools when I was a kid, I bought them cause my dad was always screaming that I'd used his tools and they were nowhere to be found, now I've got loads of tool's and their all in great condition and my dad is still screaming that he can't find his anyplace.

it's my fetish.

 

[Wizard]

HEY , HEY, HEY....easy with the tool talk.......I good tool will last a lifetime....be your friend.....I have 15 too 20 grand in tool from growing up and 10 years in the car biz.

No one touches them but me, I have home tools and "My tools"
I have mine cause the wife will use anthing as a hammer....but a hammer...

I worked hard for alot of years paying 20 to 50 bucks a week to snap on and cornwell tools to have them for a lifetime.....I know right what drawer things are in and I do wipe them all down after using them. I hate picking up a tool covered in grease or dirty cause someone didn't wipe them down...To me it is just like putting a dirty dish away dirty....

I look at them as an investment..you can never go wrong with them.....

I hold my tools very dear to my heart and take care of them...

 

[scylis]

And as for the shovel, it'll be a different story next time you need to bury someone in the middle of the night!

that is SO TRUE, man.. i mean, it's not like the damn things'll bury themselves!

 

[MinkSoul]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

because it's a screw driver, not a paint stirer...
it's a Wrench, not a hammer
it's a claw hammer, not a garden weeder.

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

everything

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

it's not messy, it's a unique filing system


4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

because..... just because

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[OUTSIDER]

this is so sad and says so much about me.......but.....well....er...I just realised that the only thing I keep in the toilet to read when I have to answer the call of nature is a tool catalogue.....thats scary.

 

[nitengale]

I don't get it, I just don't get it...There must be a bazillion screwdrivers in there...all with a similar design...there is just no way you could use a tool a day and still use everyone for years to come...and what's with the rusted up old car parts lying about? You honestly expect me to believe you are going to need that car handle from the 1941 dodge??

 

[Thomas Paine]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

Because without tools, one cannot putter effectively.

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

Nothing if you put it back.

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

Look in your purse and ask me that question again.

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

Two words: black shoes
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[KillerMuffin]

I don't know about you guys but if anyone, that includes the StudMuffin touches my tools outside of my presence is gonne get seriously hurt.

The reason is that they look the same, but they're different sizes and different measurement systems. Metric and standard. It's organized, really. Just not color coordinated because they're all the same color.

MY toolbox. MY Snap-On. MY Craftsman. MY cheap but still possessing the life-time warranty Benchtop. MINE. Don't touch and no one will get hurt.

 

[teresafannin]

I am such a clutz that I am not allowed to touch any of the stuff in my sweetie's tool box, when we go to Home Depot, I have to put my hands in my pockets so I don't lose a finger. My son was the same way about his tools, my sweetie has them now & he doesn't let anyone use them. I always thought it was a guy thing, but one of my best girlfriends does all the fixing up stuff at her house & she is way over protective of her tools, tool boxes, etc.

 

[Problem Child]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

Because they're fucking expensive.

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

Nobody said you can't touch or play with mine...as long as I can play with whatever you've got.

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

Depends on the person. Some men are slobs and some aren't- just like women. A lot of the guys I work with are meticulously clean and organized, and then there's the rest of them.

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

For exactly the same reason you wouldn't want a doctor to to use all the same instruments during open-heart surgey, to lance a boil and examine your ears. Each one has a function and some are pretty specific. Do you know how many types of screw there are? Hundreds. Multiply that by all the different sizes each one can be, and you start to understand.

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[April]

I'm not trying to start a fight or anything. But you guys are starting to get a little condescending here. I know how to use some of the tools, and not others. I'm quite handy with a hammer, myself. No, not a wrench, a hammer! So come on, guys, lighten up! Or I'll use your philips head screwdriver to pick my nose with!

 

[MinkSoul]

So come on, guys, lighten up! Or I'll use your philips head screwdriver to pick my nose with!

that's permissable.... as long as you clean it after

i always do

 

[April]

LMAO

 

[mya]

It's even worse when HE has all of HIS tools in HIS shop, and then when he fixes something in the house he uses my cheap multi-head screwdriver, my one pair of $5 pliers, and my cheap itty bitty hammer because he can't be bothered to go outside to his shop. And then he never puts them back!

ARGHHHH. Every woman knows this scenario.

 

[Weevil]

I like to keep 3 tool boxes full and 4 empty.

Why? Because theoretically, one day, there will be something I know how to fix.

 

[crystalhunting]

Well....I can't speak for other men,but in my line of work I have to have many different sizes of the same tool.{I make jewelery} soooooooo......

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

In my case,they cost too damn much to have to replace,to allow someone to be nosy in one of my tool boxes.



2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

In my case,multipile tools that cost anywhere from $30-$200...so unless you want to pay to replace them...keep your hands out of it.



3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?


I'm an artist,do I really need to explain?

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??


Well..I can't use a wrench to set a stone...nor can I use the same type of file..to smooth out the metal,and I must have 3 different types of callipers to size a stone,and if you want something different,I must have 6 different types of silver bezel wire,and I must have several tools for cutting wax,after all you don't want your diamond ring to look like your best friends ring do you?Anyway...I could elaborate further...but I doubt you want to hear it.


CH

 

[Silverlily]

sorry, can't empathize

The tool boxes are ours, I use them as often as he does.

Protective?

Yes, talk about an investment

Play with?

No, that's what toys are for

Messy?

No, big tools go in the bottom of the box and small ones in the top. Exceptions are things like sockets and wrenches, those go back in their cases, IN ORDER.

Same tools?

Only looks that way. We've got all of the extentions in sizes to fit all the sockets, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4. Not all pointy screwdrivers are Phillips head, there is also Reed and Prince and Torx. Wrenches come in standard and metric.

Sure we have several boxes. Like crystalhunting pointed out, there's a set for the cars, a set for the house, a bodyworking set, a jewelry repair set, and a set used on electronics.

 

[OUTSIDER]

So come on, guys, lighten up! Or I'll use your philips head screwdriver to pick my nose with!

that's permissable.... as long as you clean it after

i always do

LOL, Yeah cause you never know when your gonna need to stir your cup of tea with the thing....!

 

[OUTSIDER]

The questions are...

1) why are men so damn protective of their tools??

Because without tools, one cannot putter effectively.

2) what is in that tool box that I can't touch or play with?

Nothing if you put it back.

3) why is it so messy all the time, and how do you find things in there?

Look in your purse and ask me that question again.

4) why do you need so many of the same type of tool??

Two words: black shoes

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LOL, that is "almost" to true......but I still LMAO..