Frustrating times in the Canley workshops. It seems like every job I have done in the past week or so has been made all that much more difficult by the lack of specialist tools. It's not like I didn't own each and every one of these special tools in the first place, it's more like some kind soul or other has borrowed them and is taking their (no names no pack drill!) time to return them. In no particular order I have missed my multimeter needed several times during a GT6 re-wire, my fancy stud extractor needed most days, and yesterday a tool I made up years ago to make one handed hood popper fitment easy. There have been several other incidences recently of needing a missing tool borrowed by someone or other, it's driving me mad!
I think I might start to impose the message on the sticker on my Snap On box 'I make my living from my tools, please don't ask to borrow'!
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On a general note, you can always divide your friends and contacts into two distinct camps: those who borrow and worry about returning stuff in good time; and those who borrow and then assume that the lender will do the chasing.
ReplyDeleteThe latter is just pure bad manners.
Of late I've taken to keeping a "sh1tlist" of people and items loaned (DVDs, books, tools, whatever) and making sure the things are ticked off in good time. The rule being that if I have to chase someone, I never loan to them again...
On a general note, you can always divide your friends and contacts into two distinct camps: those who borrow and worry about returning stuff in good time; and those who borrow and then assume that the lender will do the chasing.
ReplyDeleteThe latter is just pure bad manners.
Of late I've taken to keeping a "sh1tlist" of people and items loaned (DVDs, books, tools, whatever) and making sure the things are ticked off in good time. The rule being that if I have to chase someone, I never loan to them again...
seen on another mechanics tool box. Yes you can borrow our tools, but the mechanic goes with them at the usual rates
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