Any tool tossers where you work?

[RRmech]

We had an ex-USAF aviation tech, who every time he got pissed off, would toss his tools all over the shop!?
One day he bounced a wrench off the side of a train, just missing a fellow mechanic's head by inches!
The company fired him on the spot.

Steve

 

[bchee]

I know surgeons who would do this, except with ****** rags or instruments

 

[Frank Elson]

an ex-boss of mine broke many a telephone by slamming them down in a rage.
Our other tools were typewriters, then computers, not so easy to throw around.

 

[fordracing200]

well...I know a guy like this, head mechanic at a shop, everytime someone goes into a fit like that I just look at them like they're retarded. rediculous.

 

[Diesel-Mech]

I worked with a guy that did it, To his credit the target he usually let his anger loose at was his own toolbox so it was just his stuff getting beat up with him looking like the fool.

 

[Jeepguy]

I worked with a guy that always did that usually to his own car ('90 Cutlass haha) one day he decided to throw his old ghetto blaster on the floor in a fit of rage (right in front of a customer) he too was fired on the spot.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I do that sometimes. I have been known to throw the odd wrench or ratchet across the shop following a crushed hand or something.

 

[Nova72]

ill toss a wrench on occasion, but im just a shade tree guy. i just make sure its in a safe direction and not too hard.

 

[lbgradwell]

While at university I worked PT at a gas station that had two service bays. There were 2 mechanics - one was the owner - and one day he was working on a car up on the lift and didn't duck enough. He hit his head pretty hard and turned and absolutely rifled the wrench he had in his hand at the car!

It bounced off and missed my head by inches. He was damned lucky because had it hit me I would have pounded seven shades of **** out of him. No one needs a job that bad! It left a pretty good ding in the door of the car too, so I have no idea what he told the customer and how he fixed it...

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

Isn't a ****** British slang for something else

-BWP

 

[Packard V8]

I've always been amazed at why people stay in jobs which don't suit their interest or temperament. Guys who throw tools at equipment hate tools, hate the equipment and hate the job.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Art From De Leon]

When I first started in 1972, I tossed a socket out the window, and when I was working as a JD mechanic, a set or two of worthless ViseGrips, that would not bite went sailing out the door. Once, our lead mechanic, took out his frustration on the tire of a Versash!t, with a sledge.
That is one thing I liked about the oilfield, a person could throw a tantrum, and nobody thought it unusual.

 

[Big Bad Jon]

I am not a hot head at all! In fact I usually internalize most of my frustration. About a year ago I threw a busted socket into the trash fairly hard, and everyone stopped and stared for a while. When I realized what I had done, I picked it out of the trash in embarrassment and went about my day. At the end of the day one of the other techs traded me for a new socket and said that he was going to keep it as a memento.

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

When I was in the Army as a mechanic years ago, we were in the field and naturally, doing what mechanics do.... talking trash to each other.... This E-5(P) (Permanent!) 12 years in and still an E-5 had it out with me. This resident $#it bird started running his **** to me. I retorted and basically crushed his nuts.... I don't really remember what I said, but he picked up a 2 1/2 Ton truck battery (Those things are BIG) and chucked it at me. He missed, then he ordered me to "lock my heels"... Essentially I told him to go F#@* himself, he just lost his credibility when he chucked a battery at me, and I was not going to hold still if he wanted to take a crack at me. There were two other more senior E-5's standing there just looking at the whole situation with shock at how quick this guy lost it. I think they were like me, totally amazed at how quick this thing escalated.

BTW - I have only thrown one tool.... A cheap Chinese Flywheel turner that broke on me when I was pulling it full torque.. Suffice it to say, my forearm was torn up pretty bad from the flywheel teeth. I chucked that POS into the Woods behind my house.... Never looked back... Bought a Snap on one and have never regretted it.

-BWP

 

[Moose-LandTran]

In my friend's shop there's a wrecked car in the far corner that always has a crowbar or sledgehammer next to it. It's the stress relief corner for the staff. something pisses you off, you can wander over to that corner and beat on that old wreck to your heart's content. I've done so, many times.

 

[billymade]

I guess the British slang is not too far off!

(******) Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa.

 

[lbgradwell]

I guess the British slang is not too far off!

(******) Noun. An idiot, a contemptible person. Also, occasionally spelt tossa.

A ******...

 

[Moose-LandTran]

A ******...

Correctomundo.

 

[TruckTech]

I threw a flashlight once. It was a bad, bad day. I would never throw a real tool though.

 

[justinmc]

I don't chunk stuff much.. honestly don't remember the last time I did. Usually I just get aggrevated but I'm a little more laid back these days.

I have a coworker who was helping a friend dismantle a parts car one day.. his buddy had a wrench slip and he pinched a finger. So like a genius he smacks the side of the car. Well left a little dent (no biggy it was a parts car) my coworker in turn making fun of him hit the car with his fist. Managed to bust 2 knuckles and have to have pins in his hand for a couple of months. Hahaha... I always thought that was funny.

 

[ni[x]it]

... When I was Eight years old, Yes.

 

[volvo420coupe]

One of my good friends told me a story of the last time he ever threw a wrench, he was working on some British car (which halfway justifies rage) got steaming mad, and chucked the large combination wrench on the ground, which hit the ground perfectly, bounced back up and smacked him right in the forehead. He didn't include this bit, but his wife then told me that after she figured out he didn't REALLY hurt himself, she couldnt stop laughing for about 5 minutes. And that was the last time he EVER threw a wrench.

 

[jay50]

Seems like it is mostly the younger guys having anger management issues, throwing the wrenches.

All that is behind me now in my older age.....I just release my anger by beating the $hit out the the closet guy to me...

 

[Garage_Mahal]

I am not a hot head at all! In fact I usually internalize most of my frustration.

So can we call you big notsobad jon?

 

[onesickastre]

I have never thrown a wrench... worst I do bang my fist on the hoist, then back to work.... Too much money to send something flying across the shop never mind how foolish you look.

 

[KCarGuy]

I was cured years ago from throwing anymore wrenches. I was working on the engine in my Camaro, sheared a bolt off and got mad. I wound up and threw the wrench as hard as I could, it bounced off of the Manifold and, like a guided missile, sailed right through the small area between the cowl and the hood and took out my windshield.
My little fit cost my new Glass.

 

[TRTOOLSUPPLY]

You Guys ever work around IRON WORKERS!
They'll throw a wrench quicker than you can say Gov't Bailout!

 

[kobyp]

I've always been amazed at why people stay in jobs which don't suit their interest or temperament. Guys who throw tools at equipment hate tools, hate the equipment and hate the job.

thnx, jack vines

Does this mean I should throw my boss? because according to my translation of your post, THROWING = HATE

 

[Bolster]

When I injure myself, I generally feel the need to smash SOMEthing (not throw). But I'm such a cheap *******, I actually look for something inexpensive and then destroy it until I feel better.

I've had pretty good luck always finding something expendable to smash on. Sometimes I'm hopping around in pain, looking for the recipient of my wrath. Ah, an innocent 2x4! Perfect! Pulverized with a sledge. Other times finding the smasher and smashee takes so long the moment's over before it starts.

My wife thinks it's childish, but she's not the one with ****** hands/head/foot. Pounding on something makes me feel better and so I do it. So far have never taken it out on a human, and don't plan to.

I really like the idea of a beater car with a sledge nearby, for the express purpose of rage abatement. If you really get into it, you can exhaust yourself smashing something to bits, and that helps, I've found.

 

[onesickastre]

You Guys ever work around IRON WORKERS!
They'll throw a wrench quicker than you can say Gov't Bailout!

I have a buddy who is one, his job is basically getting pissed off and chucking stuff... I could not do it, he is pretty mellow after work though

 

[nate379]

My brother worked for at a shop for a guy that would get hot headed at times.

My uncle worked for him years before and one day it came up and he asked me brother if there were alot of posters and calendars still on teh walls. "Yes"

"Take a look behind them"

Each and every one had a hole punched through the wall..

 

[Canadian Charlie]

Isn't a ****** British slang for something else

-BWP

Like in "******"?

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

Man.. one of my coworkers gets frustrated so quick, he'd cuss and swear from the top of his lungs, and everyone though the shop hears him. But, I never really saw him throw a tool.. lately, hes been slamming the door over by his stall. For me.. if I get pissed off, I just work faster and make more money !

 

[RRmech]

We had a mechanic who, by accident, "tossed" a 500 pound armature off a pallet.
It sounded like a giant bowling ball rolling across the shop floor.
Some guys from Truck Shop were sitting at a table eating lunch at the time.
They scattered like Quail, when that armature slammed into a table leg......sending all of their lunches.....onto the shop floor.
The operator of the fork truck QUICKLY fled the scene.

Steve

 

[philw]

We had an ex-USAF aviation tech, who every time he got pissed off, would toss his tools all over the shop!?
One day he bounced a wrench off the side of a train, just missing a fellow mechanic's head by inches!
The company fired him on the spot.

Steve

The guy must have never worked on the flightline or developed that behavior at some later point. Or maybe he was an AF aviation tech for a very short time until he was reassigned a new job.
I can't imagine that been tolerated anywhere close to an aircraft.

 

[jhn9840]

I worked with a hot head who used to throw things all over the place. One day he got all pissed as soon as he walked through the door about something. He took off his coat and threw it on the floor and a .38 revolver went slidding out of the pocket and across the floor. He was gone on the spot and the union as far as I know never said one word to his defence.

jhn9840
John

 

[kartracer23]

an ex-boss of mine broke many a telephone by slamming them down in a rage.
Our other tools were typewriters, then computers, not so easy to throw around.

"I'm tellin' you man - those phone cops play harball!"

(Our UK friends may not get it, but one of the funniest lines in US TV history)

 

[Brad54]

One of the other tech editors found out that someone had borrowed his MAC long-handled gasket scraper, and broke the blade. I can understand being pissed, but then rather than get it replaced, he made a little bit of a display and fired it into the garbage can with a huff.
I pointed out that all he had to do was go across the street to the huge service center that had a MAC guy that showed up every Thursday. He huffed that it wasn't worth it. I looked at him and said "Hell, I'm not proud..." and reached into the garbage can and took it out.
A week later, I had the new tool sitting on my desk at work, and my friend (his boss) saw it and said "You know, if you wanted to be a nice guy, you'd go give that to him."
Um... no. He threw a hissy fit and threw it away. If I replace it and then give it back to him, all he'll learn is that he can behave like that any time and we'll all take care of him (he was a prince 50 percent of the time, and a ***** 50 percent of the time, and everyone coddled him). If I keep it, and let him see it, then he might learn not to be such a baby.

Still one of my favorite tools in my box. I rounded off the corners so it won't gouge sheetmetal, and use it all the time.

-Brad

 

[speed bump]

I haven't really ever worked with wrench tossers however my moms side of the family could get into it. Between them there are all kinds of crazy stories about one of them chucking horn weights or using hot shots on each other.

 

[back2class]

Nah, but a friend of mine when we were kids got mad at his bro and threw one at him, missed and put a big dent in the headlight tunnel of a new Porshe 911 4x4 turbo. I was standing there and found it pretty funny. Good thing it was his dads and not mine.
I just looked up that car. It was $225,000 in the late 80's! I knew it was nice but HOLY ****!