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When we bought our last car, my bride decided she didn't like the dealers signature sticker on the trunk lid. She asked the salesman to have it removed before delivering the car. He told her that he could not do that because of company policy. Fast forward the finance man's office. Sticker is...

I worked with a machinist's job shop for a while. Every standing machine in the shop was set on 4x4's. We moved them with pallet jacks when needed.

Hi Mac. life has ways of throwing us curve balls we never want to experience. Sorry to hear about your loss. I pray that as each day passes a little of the pain of your loss is replaced with memories of all the good times you had together. I agree with the others here when i encourage you to...

Did the same about two years ago. Little sanding and grinding, welding a washer over the face and then polished it out. has worked fine as repaired.

Pulled the '05 f250 into the garage and replaced the beyond cleaning head lamps. The old lamps look like they were sandblasted, It's an easy job but You have to loosen the bumper and the grill to remove the lamps. But once in, it's like spring cleaning. one thing leads to two more.

I'm shocked, shocked I say, that you even found a live person to talk to on the phone of a HD. Try that in California and you'll be starved to death on hold.

If you decide to do something different, I'll take the box and tray off your hands. That is the exact box I bought my first tools in as a Sears tool set combo in 1962

I have one I pulled from a corvette 327/T-10 racing setup. Love the old shifter look

In the 1970's the Central valley of California was ripe with older farm families selling off their grape acreage for top dollar. Many of the farms had equipment auctions to sell off older equipment. Craftsman and Snap On truck boxes were sold for pennies on the dollar. A friend who farmed in...

I love the 13 drawer General boxes. I have one in my garage and wish I could find another one. They discontinued this size before I made the move.

Cleaned up and made some repairs to wind damaged decorations that happened during recent storms. Goal is to have all the Christmas decorations put away before New Years Eve.

Have you ever considered a rope come-a-long with a either a heavy-duty magnet or material squeeze like those used for carrying panel sheets? I have one with rubber grip pads on each side that I have moved 2x2 sheets of metal on my ceiling mounted electric winch. I have to be really careful...

Visitors staying longer than 1 beer, 1 hour, 1 quarter or 2 innings are given a broom or mop to help clean up. 2nd beer furnished for jobs well done.

Any relation to the law firm Dewy, Cheatum and Howe

True, I can only wish. But when you have two separate households stored in the garage and too many people moving things around looking for things they need. Nothing remains in one place for too long.

I'm still looking for the battery powered drill I put in an "out of the way" place when finishing a recent project. When put in that as of now forgotten place I said "Self, you should just put this in the cabinet now or you'll never remember this place". Yep, that was back in March, still...

I was fortunate enough to have attended a metal bashing event in Northern California 3 years ago. Gene Winfield, Ron Covell, Jere Kirkpatrick and two other metal workers presented a wide range of techniques for making specialty metal parts for hotrods and motorcycles. Fascinating experience.

Slotted screws and a big ratchet screwdriver. I damaged more cabinet doors installing hinges than I care to count.

Should have used your hands! :eek:

Don't get my 19 year old grand daughter near it! She grew up driving a 4spd, 5spd and 6spd transmissions. She has a '07 Mustang with a 5spd as a daily driver. No one ever asks to borrow her car.