Addiction

[Mr.Nutcase]

I still have the tool ADDICTION,
If I dont buy tools I feel crappy. When I buy tools I am get real happy.
Do I need medical help? I tried to shake off the addiction, but it came back.
I was in the snap on truck.. damn just looking at the tools gets me going!
So go buy more tools, that is the only cure...

 

[Danglerb]

Trying to stop buying tools can be a wrenching experience. See if you can't ratchet down slowly, reducing purchases bit by bit. Avoid the combo meal at MacDonalds, drinking vodka and orange juice, and the music of MC Hammer.

 

[Stuey]

LoL, you think you have a tool addiction. Isn't denial one of the true signs of any addiction?

While buying more tools may help in the short run, it's not a long-term cure. And it gets worse. Way, way, waaaaay worse than you can possibly imagine, when others start feeding the addiction as well.

 

[franzdom]

LoL, you think you have a tool addiction. Isn't denial one of the true signs of any addiction?

I am certain I don't have a tool addiction

 

[fordbroncodave]

i have bought so much since i joined this forum. i cannot stop no matter how hard i try. like an 18 wheeler without brakes, its gonna be a long scary ride until it slows, by then i am probably gonna be 60 years old and 100,000 worth of tools

 

[Hammer1963]

I have the same affliction. I've tried toolanon and other help groups with little success. I even went as far as to post signs on my tool box and other areas with "NMT" on them for NO MORE TOOLS. There has to be a solution. Looks like I'm faced with this for life.

 

[Mr.Nutcase]

I have the same affliction. I've tried toolanon and other help groups with little success. I even went as far as to post signs on my tool box and other areas with "NMT" on them for NO MORE TOOLS. There has to be a solution. Looks like I'm faced with this for life.

the solution is the snap on truck,ect

 

[BigAl62]

I too am afflicted with this addiction and this forum doesn't help any - THANK GOD!!!

 

[rct]

Addiction therapy isn't cheap either so as long as you can pay your bills, keep your tool purchases below the equivalent co-payment value at your favorite local shrink and everyone can be happy.

 

[ZRX61]

Was speaking with a friend the other day & he tells me he just bought a used box & a load of tools. Then he comes out with this classic: "I'm done now, I don't need to buy any more tools, ever" I laughed my *** off over that one & he's completely in denial about ever needing/wanting/buying any more tools.. ever...

 

[MoToys]

I keep telling myself that it's too good of a deal to pass up. Next thing I know Im walking away with an arm full of tools.

 

[JohnFreeman]

Isn't it normal to have 20 3/8" ratchets?

 

[fordbroncodave]

Isn't it normal to have 20 3/8" ratchets?

it is normal. 20 of each brand that is

 

[TozziWelding]

I buy tools, Jeeps, Gravely tractors, 73-79 Ford trucks, etc.... do I have a problem.......hell no I can still pay all my bills

 

[canuckian]

Yeah...I can honestly say I now have a full blown addiction. It's to the point that I get bummed if I don't receive a package of tools in the mail or miss the tool truck due to having to work late or whatever. I must say I've been good about only buying tools I can find an immediate use for and I only have a couple of duplicates of my most used ratchets. My wife only adds fuel to the fire. She buys tools for me for specal occasions and pokes around eBay looking for good deals for me. I suppose it could be worse....but holy **** this is one expensive addiction! I'm thinking crack would be cheaper!!

 

[Jeeper]

I'm thinking crack would be cheaper!!

I have actually used the opposite as a rationalization. Sure is cheaper than drugs.

 

[canuckian]

I have actually used the opposite as a rationalization. Sure is cheaper than drugs.

it was meant as a bit of a metaphor but yeah....it would be cheaper than drugs - and a little less harmful to boot!

 

[Stuey]

I still cannot walk around Lowes, Home Depot, or Sears without identifying a short list of tools that I still "need".

What helps my addiction is feeding others' addictions here and on the blog.

 

[Griff93]

I don't have a tool addiction. I can stop anytime I want. I just don't want to...

 

[mofo62]

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I love my job .Im mechanic ,Im too addict



V!

 

[Boiler]

One thing thats great about selling tools, you're doing bad if you DON'T buy more.

 

[Singlecut]

What I'll do, to satiate the urge for new tools, is go on to CL or Pawn shops and buy everything in bulk. I keep what I want and sell off the rest to at least break even. Because if I break even that means that I got to keep the tools I want for free. If I'm making a profit that means that I got paid to put tools in my box. Even if I'm a little negative, that means that I paid a small amount for my wants.

Craigslist is my favorite. I'll make a day out of traveling to some corner of Colorado, put on some good music for a nice drive, and meet new people. The actual transaction takes maybe five minutes but I love it when we strike up a conversation and end up talking about life for an hour. Then go home, grab food and music, then spend the rest of the night sorting out tools to keep and sell



...Then go on here

 

[BigAl62]

Was speaking with a friend the other day & he tells me he just bought a used box & a load of tools. Then he comes out with this classic: "I'm done now, I don't need to buy any more tools, ever" I laughed my *** off over that one & he's completely in denial about ever needing/wanting/buying any more tools.. ever...

Reminds me of my dad, he's my accountant. Every year I have tool receipts to write off and he says "You bought a tool set, why do you need more tools?" Silly man, but I still love him even though he'll never understand!

 

[canuckian]

Reminds me of my dad, he's my accountant. Every year I have tool receipts to write off and he says "You bought a tool set, why do you need more tools?" Silly man, but I still love him even though he'll never understand!

Lol..my dad saw the inside of my toolbox and cart once and only once when they were visiting last year. He simply shook his head and walked away! Didn't say a word about it for the rest of the visit and still to this day hasn't mentioned it.
In the illustrious words of will smith...."parents just don't understand"

 

[Moose-LandTran]

It's not an addiction; it's a lifestyle.

 

[2oolhound]

I used to worry about it but one day I had a moment of clarity and really figured it out.

Drug addicts need their fix but they get drugs for that and drugs don't fix anything. On the other hand when tool junkies need their fix they get TOOLS which fix everything! This takes care of the addiction as long as you keep buying them so it ceases to be a problem.

Another good thing about so called tool addiction is the high you get from buying just one tool can last for years.

 

[Mr.Nutcase]

I was back from sears saw a pliers on the electrical section I had to buy them...
Knipex (KNP1301-614) 4-in-1 Needle Nose Pliers

 

[Greatwhitewing]

Trying to stop buying tools can be a wrenching experience. See if you can't ratchet down slowly, reducing purchases bit by bit. Avoid the combo meal at MacDonalds, drinking vodka and orange juice, and the music of MC Hammer.

Very amusing reply... +1

 

[billymade]

Its definitely a issue for sure...

You KNOW your a tool ADDICT when....

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18014

 

[Milton Shaw]

Tool addiction is a life long curse, money spent and things fixed become impossible to remember all you have done/made. I caught it when I was 8 and so far at age 63 don't see any signs of getting over it, doctors don't treat this except by making funds less available, same with dentists. Wives can be caught in this also by coming up with more projects to buy more tools to do, I think they are sometimes the carrier of this. There is no cure for this, it's right along with AIDS, HIV, Shingles, Polio on the list of the most expensive and incurable life long problems. The only thing worse is to have addictions to camera's, computers, cars, trucks, trains, all at the same time with tools. You never know what you need to spend on. It can be passed on to offspring as it's a blood borne illness and their spouses will feel the pain over the years.