[TR] tool storage

fred thomas frede.thomas2 at verizon.net
Fri Aug 28 10:27:53 MDT 2009


I think you learn how to become organized before you retire, you certainly 
have way  to many chores to do dailey after retiring, don't believe me well 
then just ask "her' or read "her" list on the frig door  !!!!!!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tomislav Marincic" <tomislav.marincic at earthlink.net>
To: "triumphs list" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] tool storage


> Ed,
>
> Can I hazard a guess that you are retired?
>
> I have a job, house, yard, mortgage, kid, wife, 2 dogs, and several needy 
> motorized vehicles. Right now there are 5 12-year-old boys playing Super 
> Mario Smash in my living room, after a sleep-over party. I just cooked 
> them bacon and eggs.
>
> I'm sure it's better to put away the tools and wipe them down and make 
> sure all the Posidrives are pointed at Mecca. But if I lived by your maxim 
> "if you don't have time to clean up afterwards, you don't have time for 
> the job", then I wouldn't have time for the job. Period. I grab 30 minutes 
> here and there when I can get them, and consider myself fortunate to be 
> able to.  I look forward to the day when I have enough time to be more 
> organized.
>
> Cheers, Tom
>
> www.triumphowners.com/735
>
>
>
> "My box is
> highly organized, with phillips screwdrivers facing one direction and 
> slotted
> the other, in a drawer labeled 'screwdrivers'. In there as well are Torx,
> offsets, stubbies, jewelers, etc. Socket drawer has = in drive, 3/8 in 
> drive,
> < in drive, deep well, metric, standard, etc. I have had countless youths,
> both male and female, help me in my shop, hang out, and learn on their own
> cars so being able to tell them exactly in which drawer they can locate 
> that
> #2 phillips is important. My grandchildren are now learning the drawers 
> and
> the difference between a box end and an open end, and why they are each
> important. Also, at the end of each job, the tools are wiped down and put
> away in their exact positions. This cleaning time offers reflection on a 
> job,
> usually completed successfully, and good conversation. I have always
> instructed that, "if you don't have time to clean up afterwards, you don't
> have time for the job". ..
> Ed
> Dallas, Tx
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