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100%Chevy · 11-06-2011, 09:06 PM

I've found many tools over the years,which helps to off-set the ones I've lost!
Many,have been laying on the road.
Found a nice,new Maglite at the cemetary a while back,just laying in the grass.
Since I'm a tool nut(collector),I have more than enough tools.And,I inherited my dad's collection.
I just leave my tools laying where I used them last in my shop,so they're always handy!Only time I pick them up is when they're in my way.
I have multiples of all hand tools.
I bought a 67 Impala a couple years ago.It was mostly dis-assembled.I wondered how I was going to get the ignition switch out without the keys.
Later,while working on the dash,I found a little magnetic key safe.It was stuck under the dash lip!(why,I don't know!).Now I have the original 2 keys that the car came with!Now,that's luck!
I bouight a 99 piece tool set from Western Auto when I was 12(mostly allen wrenches and hacksaw blades).I still have most of it!Somewhere in my shop!
Mike.

11-06-2011, 09:06 PM	#49
100%Chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Moss Point,Ms. Posts: 1,439	Re: Ever lost a tool, then FOUND IT a long time later... I've found many tools over the years,which helps to off-set the ones I've lost! Many,have been laying on the road. Found a nice,new Maglite at the cemetary a while back,just laying in the grass. Since I'm a tool nut(collector),I have more than enough tools.And,I inherited my dad's collection. I just leave my tools laying where I used them last in my shop,so they're always handy!Only time I pick them up is when they're in my way. I have multiples of all hand tools. I bought a 67 Impala a couple years ago.It was mostly dis-assembled.I wondered how I was going to get the ignition switch out without the keys. Later,while working on the dash,I found a little magnetic key safe.It was stuck under the dash lip!(why,I don't know!).Now I have the original 2 keys that the car came with!Now,that's luck! I bouight a 99 piece tool set from Western Auto when I was 12(mostly allen wrenches and hacksaw blades).I still have most of it!Somewhere in my shop! Mike.