You might be a garage or tool junky if:

[BearCuda]

1. You go into your garage for no other reason than to check out your toolbox and tools for a moment.
2. You find yourself wiping down your tools for the tenth time in a week even when they haven't been used recently.
3. You make excuses to your spouse for the third time in a night just to go hang out in the garage.
4. Your new garage is a year old but you still like looking out the bathroom window after you've done your business, just to check it out.
5. You spend more time in the garage than in your house.
6. You spend more time with your garage projects than with your spouse.
7. Your refrigerator in the garage is bigger than the one in the house.
8. Often you go into your garage and just stand there and look around, for no apparent reason.
9. Although you already have 200 gas and automobilia advertisements hanging up on your garage walls, you're sure you can squeeze in just one more.
10. You have more than one of the same tool. (Snapoholic, I'm looking at you)
11. You have an identical set of tools on the other side of the garage just so you don't have to walk all the way across the shop to get that 15mm wrench.
12. Your girlfriend says that if you don't stop spending so much time in your garage that she's leaving. You give her a parting gift.


What else ya got? Oh yeah, please number your contributions starting with number 13 so we can see how many we get.

 

[egnorant]

13. You buy a tool for a one time project and then later find a better one cheaper so you buy it too!

14. You have a "Holy Grail" list of tools that you want that would scare Indiana Jones!

 

[TheClaw]

15. Even though you just built a new workbench, you look at it and say to yourself, "I should have done this (fill in blank) instead"


Totally guilty of #3, 5, 6 8 and 9

 

[shooting4life]

When the sink in your garage is nicer than the one in your house.

 

[split150]

16. You save pictures posted here on your computer of clever garage ideas that you may borrow at a later point.


Done #8 once... or 100 times.

 

[scrumpy]

#17 similar to #8 except you go look at the project you worked on today at least once or twice before bed just so you have it fresh in your head before going to sleep

 

[Lkdelta]

18. Take your "also Tool-Junky, awesome neighbor" shopping because it's easier to have everything in both locations.

 

[DanCo]

19. You have a tool brand logo or a picture of your tool box as a desktop wallpaper/smart phone home screen.

Dan

 

[BearCuda]

When the sink in your garage is nicer than the one in your house.

We'll call this one 15.5

 

[dirtmister16]

20. when you buy another toolbox just because its a differn't style then the ones you already have and you sorta needed another anyway.

21. when you could if you so choose open your own auto repair shop because you already have all the tools. example: all hand tools,presses,air compressor, hoist,tire machine,parts washer,****** jacks ect.

22. you really don't need another set of standard wrenches but you get a good deal on em and they are usa. you buy them.

 

[boomer12831]

23. You save up your money for a long time to buy a big ticket item (compressor)and before it is plumbed up and wired, you are looking at Craigslist for the next thing that you have to have.

 

[dirtmister16]

24. you keep looking for ways to maximize space in your garage so you can fit more tools!

25. you own a garage but you can't actually do much work in it due to other peoples tools,parts,cars ect.

26. you have a antique/vintage car or truck in one bay that hasn't moved in years but you are going to restore it when you get time.

27. you can't find a common tool because you have so many that youve forgotten where some are!

28. you walk in to the garage look around and go, hmmm something looks differn't then remember you cleaned the place up.

29. your neighbors wonder why you have so many tools.

30. you are worried about theft of your garage items. you install a garage security system thats better then fort knox.

 

[DIC]

31. You have a picture of your toolbox in your wallet

 

[slip knot]

#32 you have a security system installed on your shop but not on your house. BTDT.

#33 your shop has more ft2 than your house. BTDT2.

 

[marty_p]

34. You can no longer pass up a pawn shop or garage sale "just in case"

35. You text Shayne (NineforGMC) on Mondays to see if he scored any garage sale/auction/traded items over the weekend that you'll convince yourself you "need"

 

[NPOD3]

My wife and I frequent Lowes, Home Depot, and HF quite a bit together. We actually go to HD once a week and call it "date night" - I am dead serious.

We love tools and our cars like children - the children we will not be having. Why spend $250k on a child when you can do that building a garage and having awesome cars and great tools ??

She and I are guilty of 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 24, and definitely 29.

Wife pictures at this thread, just for the curious ones:

Click here.

 

[dmeadow]

36. You agonize over how to coat/cover your garage floor, then end up explaining to your incredulous friends, neighbors, and family over and over why porcelain tile was really the best choice.

37. You troll Craigslist looking for a vintage vise to restore because they are just better quality for the money.

And here's an obvious one:

38. You visit Garagejournal at least twice a day.

 

[BearCuda]

31. You have a picture of your toolbox in your wallet

Lol, that's my favorite so far.

 

[shooting4life]

39. When you buy a compressor that is larger than you need, but you still check craigslist for another compressor that is even larger just in case.

 

[Wood'nMetal]

40. Instead of going to great lengths to sneak around and hide an affair, you destroy all evidence of tool purchases and hope she doesn't find out!

 

[Radio Ron w4ron]

38. You visit Garagejournal at least twice a day.

Just twice??
I've been here now for the third time since we got
back from dinner, and maybe 3 more times earlier in the day.


.

 

[Outlander]

Just twice??
I've been here now for the third time since we got
back from dinner, and maybe 3 more times earlier in the day.
.

Some people leave?!?

 

[HemiRambler]

Tool box in front garage, tool box in back garage, tool box in truck (for racetrack), tool box in basement so I don't have to go out to garage - done! NOPE - going downstairs for tools is lame - need one more set upstairs. Hmmnnn maybe this IS a sickness!

 

[63spyder]

When I've gone in and just looked around its because I forgot why I was there. Lol

 

[uniballer]

When you think the garage tells you to come back. My neighbor told me this last weekend! I think he is nuts.

 

[Busted_Knuckles]

When you constantly find tools/equipment you forgot you bought, or you find the first copy of a tool you bought, only to remember, you've already bought a second copy, because you forgot about the first copy.

Most days in my shop are like Christmas, Ive bought so much stuff, I forgot about, always finding something new, either that, or I have "Alzheimer's".

You also know your a tool junky, when your shop is several times larger, and far better equipped, than several of the local "Indy" garages, but you dont turn a wrench for $, and not even for family or friends.

Also, if you have ever slept in your shop, or its air conditioned, heated with high speed internet, cable TV, because you spend more time out there, than anywhere else.

 

[klitzke]

41. When your truck is older than you are so you have an excuse to buy tools.

42. When your tool box costs more than most of your vehicles.

43. When your free time is spent improving the shed, or fixing the vehicle!

 

[BearCuda]

44. When it bugs you that your tools aren't put away because you had a big job you were working on late and still have to finish later.

 

[SUNBURNTsnype]

45. you buy a new tool you need in order to make the special tool you designed, so you can finish a job...and buy a better special tool

 

[SUNBURNTsnype]

46. you buy your spouse a tool box and tools...so she doesnt have to ruin---i mean "use", YOUR tools for her pinterest projects

 

[1/2 Cup]

All of the above​

GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY.​

 

[48windsor]

guilty . I sometimes go out there just to sit down and have a beer . Its my place I like to be . If I want to do it . consider it done.

 

[48windsor]

.44 that was a good one .

 

[ovilla]

47. According to Autozone's computer system, you are listed as owning 8 vehicles, even though you only own 2 cars.

48. Your wife brings your food out to the garage - quite often wrapped in foil.

49. You've given away your blue bottles of propane because you know that the yellow MAP gas bottles are better.

50. You have at least 5 screwdrivers that are 2' long.

51. You buy oil and filters in bulk.

 

[nutcracker]

[Q

You check out Garagejournal when your girlfriend is asleep!

 

[FF_Chevy]

52. You build a shed for an excuse to use your tools

53. You put all landscaping tools in said shed to get them out of your organized garage.

 

[DIC]

54. Your out in the garage so late neighbors think your operating a chop shop

 

[BFBOB]

55. When you pretend not to notice her new shoes so she'll pretend not to notice your new (bigger) vise.

 

[boomer12831]

I really like the oil and filters in bulk. When I traded my truck in back in August, I had to take 8 filters back to NAPA and trade them in for 8 filters that fit my new truck. Then it was off to Walmart to exchange the 6 - 5 quart jugs of oil for 6 jugs of synthetic.

 

[GreenNV]

56. When you “wire” your garage for Internet and cable reception so you can maximize your time while watching the game on TV, e.g., sorting nuts and bolts, cleaning wrenches, etc.