You KNOW your a tool ADDICT when....

[jethro29]

you wife wears pink snap-on socks.
you coffee mug and best dinner ware say snap-on on them
all the clothes in your closest say snap-on on them.

 

[blackz26]

When you ask your friend if you can do the plugs in his crammed v8 truck, till 1am, just to use turn tools. And get upset when he wants to do one.

 

[Dusty61]

Lol this had me rolling...and doing some serious self examinations....

You buy tools that the shop should be buying because they are too cheap/broke/lazy to (arc welder, all data account, auto engunity scan program) with the rationalization that you might opens your own shop someday...

You knock off ten items on you "wish list" and 5 more are added with in the hour, and even more with in the next 24 hours.

You dread asking a co worker to use a tool you don't happen to have (ball joint press, vacuum gauge, multimeter ect) but have no problem returning the favor later that week by loaning him a tool which he needs but doesn't have

(Side story, me and 5 or so guys at work got together the other day and made a list of all the specilty tools we own and posted it so everyone knows who has what with the agreement that we will loan those tools to others providing they return the favor. Makes it so not everyone has to but a 500 master whatever set)

Your "emergency" kit consists of a moderately sized tool kit, tie straps, chains, a Glock 19 and 5 gallon Jerry can of fuel...and never leaves your vehicle

 

[Chuck122]

When you see a Snap-On part number, you have a pretty good idea what it is

 

[DanCo]

When you get pissed off about leaving catalog 1200 at work and now you're at home and have nothing to read when you go to the bathroom.

Dan

 

[e-tek]

When you tell the wife not to spend so much on "stuff", then you go to Princess Auto every week and buy "supplies for the shop"..... "Its totally different honey, I NEED these tools!"

 

[EJM02]

When you hit that point of realization that you no longer buy tools to support your interests. You now buy tools because that is your interest. Such a screwed up paradox we all live in.

 

[toolaholic]

When you actually collect drills and your latest one is a skil 543 3/4 inch nos drill made in 1976 bought for about $190 w/shipping(eBay). Really neat but it won't come out to play much. Can't believe it sat brand new since '76.

 

[AmericanPreferred]

When you take the condom out of your wallet to make room for more HF coupons.

 

[4x4gearhead]

When you find a co-worker going into your box that you didnt give permission and you happen to toss whatever tool in your hand into the back of his knee, of course buckling his leg. When he says "What the **** man?" You reply "didnt you read the sticker? it says 'look all you want, but please dont touch.'"

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

you coffee mug and best dinner ware say snap-on on them

You offer to do dishes 'cause the wife is setting out the SO steak knives on the dinner table and you'd rather use other knives, which are dirty, so the SO's can stay on display on the shelf.

 

[azure55]

- When your two-year old sees any box coming to the house and says "it's Daddy's tools!"
- When your two little kids are so excited every time the "tool closet" gets opened and they run over and say "I want to hold a tool" and you give them each a socket or something else not sharp and they proudly play with it. When your two year old can identify a drill, saw, hammer, screwdriver, wrench, etc, and shocks adults who barely know the difference. When you hear her banging on her room while supposedly napping and she tells you she was "fixing" the radiator.

- When you convince your wife to let you buy a 44'' HF tool chest and put it in your living room in your apartment in NYC because you ain't got no garage or nothing, and you mention to her that they 56'' chest seems so much better and she says "so why don't you get that one then?" and you do (and the thing is huge, towers over the couch.)

- When you are so desperate to power plane and belt sand your "salvaged" work bench (mostly so you can put a vise on it and other tool related stuff) that you (literally) put up a camping tent in your living room and plane and sand inside it because no garage, etc. while telling kids that nobody can touch Daddy's tent (this is normal, honest!)

-When you pick up a drill press because "you're sure you'll need one" and sincerely try to convince your wife to let you mount it to the desk in your son's room because "that space isn't being used anyway," and "we can always take it off afterwards and cover up the holes" and eventually you realize that there is absolutely no need for you to mount it anywhere, and if you infrequently need it, you'll take it out and stand it up somewhere

Etc. Etc. Etc.

 

[BioNerd]

When somebody says: "dude that chick was so ratchet"
And your brain collapses.

 

[Matt Irvine]

When you go to the extent of putting a second floor in the garage so you have somewhere to sleep with out taking up room for the important stuff

 

[Bruce57]

You start having your ebay packages sent to your dads house so you don't have to listen to your wife chew your ***.

I have mine sent to work.

 

[Smokeshow69]

When your at a flea market with your friend looking for tools and in a booth theres a few shiney new import ratchets sitting beside a beat up old american made ratchet all of them dirt cheap and you smile in delight at the old american made ratchet while your firends thinking your dumb for not buying the shiny imported pos.

Ha, Ha! So true! I refer to the old 'merican made stuff as the goodstuff! I laugh at people who buy the new shiny stuff at the swap meets and flea markets while I am busy finding plvmb, proto, snap on in the "junk" bins and I pay pennies on the dollar.

Another way I know I am a tool addict is when I start thinking about the amount of tools I could buy for the cost of a trip to the grocery store, store,ect.

I also know I am a tool addict when I start to look for needed repairs around the house or on the cars just so I can buy the right tool for the job!

 

[PelicanPines]

- your tool truck guy wears brown and drives a UPS truck... and visits several times a week.

 

[twertsy]

LOL!



When you are going out of town on a business trip and you plan ahead by scanning craig's list in that area prior to going! Then, you plan your stops on the plane and dream about all the good deals you will find while driving to the 1st stop!

Damn! Did that this morning before driving 2 hours away for family Christmas........it took me 5 1/2 hours to get here

 

[JUNK-MAN]

I do almost all those things!!! The last time I lost my Snap-On 1/4 socket I didn't sleep for 2 days until it was found!

 

[bsaint]

When you see a Snap-On part number, you have a pretty good idea what it is

haha yea. tmum[number] without looking it up...

 

[carcajou]

...you search craigslist and Kijiji for deals on your favorite brands and quickly snap them up because you don't want to see them go to waste. Then you realize you have 3x of that exact tool(s) so you leave them laying all around your house and start looking for another tool chest to buy to put them in.

 

[mcmlvif100]

- That you check the CL tool listings for your area EVERY night, before going to bed.

- That you check the Ebay listings for your favorite brands EVERY night, before going to bed.

- That you know the catalog for your favorite tool store better than most of the sales people do. The sales person tells you they don't sell 'tool x,' but you know for a fact they do.

- You carry the coupons for the tool store in your wallet, just in case you happen to stop in.

- You are a regular contributor (with pictures) to this madness, called GJ.

Guilty on 4 out of 5. Apparently, I need to spend more time with the Lee Valley tool catalog.

 

[Bruce57]

....You tell your wife "at least I'm not addicted to drugs or ****".

 

[PelicanPines]

....You tell your wife "at least I'm not addicted to drugs or ****".

Ok... at least drugs are not an issue.

 

[taumac]

When your on your phone viewing GJ, CL, and eBay so much your wife thinks your having a affair.

 

[egnorant]

You find excuses to stop by the local hardware store just to browse.

"To browse for tools" is the excuse you use for other things!

Offered to take the sister-in-law shopping at her favorite store because the store is walking distance from Northern Tools, Fastenal, 2 oilfield supply houses and a killer pawnshop!

You buy your sister-in-law a gift card to her favorite store for most gift giving occasions.

You have a serious conversation about some wind chimes made out of wrenches. No easy answers there!

 

[steed andersen]

...you go tool shopping or browsing at any store and automatically know what a good price is for a given tool.

...you try to find any problem with your car so you can buy a new tool to fix it![/QUOTE That is sooooo me.

 

[tomahawk_25]

When you go to a Flea market on vacation and your wife tells you not to buy any really heavy tools because we are at the checked weight limit already, and after the 1st hour, she wonders off to buy another suit case just to get all your "new" tools that you have your arms full with home because it's cheaper to check a bag for a flight, then it is to ship it....

 

[steed andersen]

You know you are a tool addict when you need more tool boxes to hold the over flow you already have but are already planning how to fill any bare spots in the one you haven't bought yet.

 

[crice63]

...when you read in the tool addict thread about knowing all the tool names including saltus wrench, and you suddenly wonder if the saltus wrench gets its name somehow from the German tool manufacturer Saltus, so you google saltus to find the manufacturer site, but ebay comes up instead, and the first tool is a Saltus torque wrench for almost nothing, and even though it is the discontinued model you still put in a bid for it and now hope that you can get it...

 

[Leaky88]

You take a friend from your support group to ensure you stay outside the Snap-On truck. Leaky

 

[bobbycos]

You take a friend from your support group to ensure you stay outside the Snap-On truck. Leaky

you take a day off work so you can meet you Snap-On/Mac/Matco/Cornwell/SK truck guy on his route

guilty as charged

 

[pi_guy]

You visit with your snap on guy 2x a week!
Monday for the specials of the week, Tuesday is regular day in my town.

 

[kctyphoon]

I know I'm a tool addict when i make excuses as to why I just bought 3 different cordless tool combo sets that all do the same ****** thing..

 

[theoldwizard1]

When you get any tools for Christmas because you already have all of them.

(Or don't have a workshop for a plasma cutter, TIG welder, 12" table saw, mill, lathe, ...)

 

[toolslut6.0]

When you buy an m 18 milwaukee set with drill, impact driver, and 3/8s impact to use at work. Then you get in trouble with the old lady because m12 fuel stuff shows up including but not limited to the m12 drill, impact driver, and work light. When she asks why you bought it , you reply with "because I have the combination m 18 m12 charger already so though I should get a few Tools so the charge port doesn't get lonely. "

 

[Koobs]

When you buy a backup for your backup. (Even though your everyday user is perfectly fine)

 

[3baygarage]

....when you decide to say in a post in a 14 page thread that is probably 14 pages of repetition and all that you have to say is that what you are saying was probably already said somewhere in those 14 pages so you go on to simply say: I LIKE TOOLS....

 

[softailgarage]

You buy a tool truck. (see below)

 

[3baygarage]

You buy a tool truck. (see below)

Niiiiiiiice!