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Aristophon Jonesboro, AR posts: 22
posted on September 03, 2009 at 07:01PM Inappropriate? Quote Reply

My wife forbade me from going to Sears to look at (meaning 'buy') tools last year. Since then I've still been able to smuggle a Craftsman jigsaw and a Craftsman drill press into the house. It was far more difficult to hide the new Craftsman bandsaw. I was able to get it inside the house undetected, but when the wife walked into my workroom  -- the jig was up!

What do *you* do to persuade your sweetie that tools "just followed me home"?

replies: 9 latest post: September 07, 2009 at 11:15PM by AdamO
  • AdamO
  • San Jose, CA
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posted on September 03, 2009 at 08:01PM
 

I have big brown eyes and can be "dumb as a post" at times.

  • AdamO
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posted on September 04, 2009 at 04:13AM
 

Yaa...

I got the "Bring home a paycheck and not JUST tools" lecture, too.

These aren't "tools".

They're investments!

  • JulieK
  • Evanston, IL
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posted on September 04, 2009 at 05:37AM
 

That is hilarious, Aristophon!

I think I wouldn't mind if my husband brought home the tools, and put them to good use!  Surprising me with things like, fixing a broken deck, redoing some molding in the house, etc...

  • AdamO
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posted on September 04, 2009 at 10:51AM
 

She's got to go out shopping, eventually.

Just patiently wait and then walk (don't run) it in the house.

  • Aristophon
  • Jonesboro, AR
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posted on September 04, 2009 at 09:22PM
 

Whew! The pressure on me about the bandsaw has let up all of a sudden. May have something to do with the wife wrecking the car yesterday?

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  • birddog333
  • Kittrell, NC
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posted on September 04, 2009 at 11:01PM
 

They say when little boys grow up and their toys become big boy toys.

Perhaps when you smuggle your Big Boy toys into the house you could smuggle her a Big Girl toy in for her to use. Be sure to ask her what she needs.

There is a difference in needs and wants.

  • AdamO
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posted on September 05, 2009 at 01:16AM
 

Really?

My daughter, NEEDS, more music.

:)

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  • birddog333
  • Kittrell, NC
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posted on September 07, 2009 at 11:03PM
 
In response to AdamO's post from September 05 2009 01:16AM

You could always give her a guitar and some lesssons and she could make her own music. You never know, she may be the next star.

 

  • AdamO
  • San Jose, CA
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posted on September 07, 2009 at 11:15PM
 

The "key" is to keep the workshop lights dim, unless you're actually working in the area.

And...

It saves energy, too.

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