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MailManX2 · 01-08-2012, 04:29 PM

I can never find ANYTHING at ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.. Ugh..

I just spent 2+ hours looking for the oil filter socket that I used last spring. I found the one for my ATV, I found the standard size allen wrench set that was lost sometime in the past. I found several piles of mice droppings but did I find that STOOPID DARN OIL FILTER SOCKET? NOOOOOO... I gave up.. I was beaten by a oil filter socket..

If this is the way 2012 is gonna be then I'm gonna go nuts..

I know as soon as I go buy a replacement I'll find it sitting on my workbench or someplace that's right out in the open.. Ugh..

powerdriver 1958 · 01-08-2012, 05:03 PM

Quickest way to find anything that is missing ,Buy another ....

Restrorob · 01-08-2012, 05:22 PM

Old age creeps upon us all......

MailManX2 · 01-08-2012, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Restrorob

Old age creeps upon us all......

Old age? I've been doing this since I was a little kid..

BarryB · 01-08-2012, 05:57 PM

it's called your looking to hard for it. I've been at times in a fury trying to find a particualr tool. Stop, concentrate on something else, and waaalaaa what i was looking for magically appears. happens for me just about everytime.

Sillyoldman · 01-08-2012, 06:15 PM

My Garage is two bays plus a work area. I lost the radiator shroud for my '63 in there. I searched for a week top to bottom in a "clean" shop space. I finally concluded that I must have tossed it so I bought an new one. Months later I was looking for something else and found the shroud on a top shelf in clear unobstructed view.

**LEEVON** · 01-08-2012, 08:55 PM

Mailman I feel you.

When my Grandpa passed and we cleaned out his (3) outbuildings we found duplicates of almost every small tool, many of them new. I filled a 5 gallon bucket with screwdrivers. Grandma said he would look for something, never find it and go buy a new one not just in old age but forever.

I personally have a problem finding things, used to think it was just a lack of patience (which probably contributes) and some other brain wiring thing but after 10 years of marriage and a career I've come to realize it's more than that, no joke! My wife knows that if she sends me into the closet, drawer, laundry room, whatever I will come back frustrated and empty handed. Used to drive my secretaries nuts too (before going paperless) trying to find things in filing cabinets.

cayoterun · 01-08-2012, 09:43 PM

Believe me, you now alone. I'm in the same boat, too.
It don't seem to improve over time, either, however the up-side to the problem is we can hide our own Easter eggs!

Cayoterun

Leinie · 01-08-2012, 10:22 PM

My dad drove me nuts. He left everything where he last used it, Never and I mean NEVER put anything away.(nothing really had a place- so how could he ?) He also knew the exact location of every tool he owned.
I could never find his stuff , and now I can't find mine either.

jitteryguy · 01-08-2012, 10:49 PM

I'm the same way, always been this way . I used to never ask for help cause it imbarrased me, but now day's I dont care what folk's think.
97% of the time I'll find what I'm look'n for as I'm ask'n for help to find it !

**Stocker** · 01-09-2012, 01:28 AM

Sounds like an epidemic!

I try to put things away.... it just doesn't always happen. Since I tend to look for things where I expect to find them, if I failed to put something away, I'll probably have trouble finding it. If I need it badly enough, I'll buy another -- and then of course find the one I had been looking for.

Nice to know I'm in good company....

**Ron 586** · 01-09-2012, 09:01 AM

Count me in!!!

big_al_71 · 01-09-2012, 12:29 PM

I am super organized with my tools for this specific reason and even then I still cant find my stuff some times of course it does not help that my oldest son likes to play mechanic but not put my stuff back.

sethv · 01-09-2012, 02:38 PM

Happens all the time to me too. Once I was looking for my cell phone and it was in my hand the whole time..

Can't forget about the socket or something you set on the dashboard, and look through your tool box, and ask your dad or something "Have you seen the 9/16th socket?!" and get frustrated, and find it an hour or so later. Or the time you set something on your seat and it falls through the crack and you find it a week later when your cleaning your truck out.

dammitmitchell · 01-09-2012, 03:04 PM

i loof for stuff barefoot.. i allways find whatever nail screw chizel burning ember.. etc when im barefoot.

**slomotion** · 01-09-2012, 08:07 PM

I loose things on a regular basis....I just have gotten semi-used to it. What bugs me is when my wife comes out to the shop, notices that I seem to be searching for something, and asks what it is. I describe the widget and not even knowing what the thing is or what it does, she'll find it. I'm grateful that she found it, but sometimes she gloats! That's just not right!

chevyboy55 · 01-09-2012, 09:22 PM

That's why I got married....Honey where's my..(fill in the blank cause I cannot find a thing)

MailManX2 · 02-18-2012, 12:08 AM

FOUND IT.. Oh course I've already bought another one.. Good thing they're cheap.. The next time I need to use it I can spend hours looking for the 2 of them..

I do have to say there was some junk piled on top of it but I did move it and look.. Probably picked up the oil filter socket and held it while looking for it..

dammitmitchell · 02-18-2012, 05:18 PM

two words..

PEG BOARD...

seriously it's a life saver

cdowns · 02-18-2012, 09:13 PM

i learned a long time ago that if i cant find the oilfilter wrench there are hundreds of houshold item sitting around that can be used to remove an oil filter

**GOPAPA** · 02-18-2012, 09:16 PM

I am a organizer with my tools and most things I own ,,but my problem is this: I sometimes take back tools to my tool chest before I am finished working on a project a tool/or tools ,,that I am not through using and have to go get it again. Hope I am not alone on this.. LOL

71swb4x4 · 02-18-2012, 09:24 PM

Hey, there's your sunglasses too!!!

MailManX2 · 02-19-2012, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dammitmitchell

two words..

PEG BOARD...

seriously it's a life saver

Good idea.. Got some around here somewhere.. Now if I can only find it...

*72lb4x4* · 02-19-2012, 12:25 AM

Too funny. I have the same problem...

MailManX2 · 02-19-2012, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdowns

i learned a long time ago that if i cant find the oilfilter wrench there are hundreds of houshold item sitting around that can be used to remove an oil filter

In the past I've used water pump pliers, driven screwdrivers through the filter, strap wrench's, etc... GM decided I needed to use the oil filter wrench on this truck. The anti-sway bar runs right past the filter so grabbing onto the side of the filter with something is darn near impossible. I could have fooled with it for a while and gotten it off but it was cold outside so I decided to come on here and post a message...

01-08-2012, 04:29 PM	#1
MailManX2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ledyard, CT Posts: 119	My curse in life is.. I can never find ANYTHING at ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.. Ugh.. I just spent 2+ hours looking for the oil filter socket that I used last spring. I found the one for my ATV, I found the standard size allen wrench set that was lost sometime in the past. I found several piles of mice droppings but did I find that STOOPID DARN OIL FILTER SOCKET? NOOOOOO... I gave up.. I was beaten by a oil filter socket.. If this is the way 2012 is gonna be then I'm gonna go nuts.. I know as soon as I go buy a replacement I'll find it sitting on my workbench or someplace that's right out in the open.. Ugh.. __________________ Ken B 60 Chevy Apache 08 Chevy Silverado Z71 Why buy something when you can build it for twice the price.. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done...

01-08-2012, 05:03 PM	#2
powerdriver 1958 Kid's Mechanic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 8,241	Re: My curse in life is.. Quickest way to find anything that is missing ,Buy another ....

01-08-2012, 05:22 PM	#3
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: My curse in life is.. Old age creeps upon us all...... __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

01-08-2012, 05:57 PM	#5
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: My curse in life is.. it's called your looking to hard for it. I've been at times in a fury trying to find a particualr tool. Stop, concentrate on something else, and waaalaaa what i was looking for magically appears. happens for me just about everytime. __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

01-08-2012, 06:15 PM	#6
Sillyoldman #16876 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 12,266	Re: My curse in life is.. My Garage is two bays plus a work area. I lost the radiator shroud for my '63 in there. I searched for a week top to bottom in a "clean" shop space. I finally concluded that I must have tossed it so I bought an new one. Months later I was looking for something else and found the shroud on a top shelf in clear unobstructed view. __________________ Posted via Stationary Device '71 Custom Deluxe C-20 402. '67 Buick Special 455. '49 Plymouth Special Deluxe. *"I love that old car smell"* *Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

01-08-2012, 08:55 PM	#7
LEEVON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,887	Re: My curse in life is.. Mailman I feel you. When my Grandpa passed and we cleaned out his (3) outbuildings we found duplicates of almost every small tool, many of them new. I filled a 5 gallon bucket with screwdrivers. Grandma said he would look for something, never find it and go buy a new one not just in old age but forever. I personally have a problem finding things, used to think it was just a lack of patience (which probably contributes) and some other brain wiring thing but after 10 years of marriage and a career I've come to realize it's more than that, no joke! My wife knows that if she sends me into the closet, drawer, laundry room, whatever I will come back frustrated and empty handed. Used to drive my secretaries nuts too (before going paperless) trying to find things in filing cabinets. __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

01-08-2012, 09:43 PM	#8
cayoterun Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guymon, Oklahoma Posts: 2,040	Re: My curse in life is.. Believe me, you now alone. I'm in the same boat, too. It don't seem to improve over time, either, however the up-side to the problem is we can hide our own Easter eggs! Cayoterun __________________ Cayoterun Okla. Panhandle I think I'll do it myself and pay the extra $500. Last edited by cayoterun; 01-09-2012 at 12:28 AM.

01-08-2012, 10:22 PM	#9
Leinie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Posts: 2,613	Re: My curse in life is.. My dad drove me nuts. He left everything where he last used it, Never and I mean NEVER put anything away.(nothing really had a place- so how could he ?) He also knew the exact location of every tool he owned. I could never find his stuff , and now I can't find mine either.

01-08-2012, 10:49 PM	#10
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: My curse in life is.. I'm the same way, always been this way . I used to never ask for help cause it imbarrased me, but now day's I dont care what folk's think. 97% of the time I'll find what I'm look'n for as I'm ask'n for help to find it ! __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)

01-09-2012, 01:28 AM	#11
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,529	Re: My curse in life is.. Sounds like an epidemic! I try to put things away.... it just doesn't always happen. Since I tend to look for things where I expect to find them, if I failed to put something away, I'll probably have trouble finding it. If I need it badly enough, I'll buy another -- and then of course find the one I had been looking for. Nice to know I'm in good company.... __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

01-09-2012, 09:01 AM	#12
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01-09-2012, 12:29 PM	#13
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: My curse in life is.. I am super organized with my tools for this specific reason and even then I still cant find my stuff some times of course it does not help that my oldest son likes to play mechanic but not put my stuff back. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

01-09-2012, 02:38 PM	#14
sethv Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bradford, PA Posts: 395	Re: My curse in life is.. Happens all the time to me too. Once I was looking for my cell phone and it was in my hand the whole time.. Can't forget about the socket or something you set on the dashboard, and look through your tool box, and ask your dad or something "Have you seen the 9/16th socket?!" and get frustrated, and find it an hour or so later. Or the time you set something on your seat and it falls through the crack and you find it a week later when your cleaning your truck out. __________________ 1981 K10 Scottsdale 305 ci \| TH350 \| NP208 \| 60k miles

01-09-2012, 03:04 PM	#15
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: My curse in life is.. i loof for stuff barefoot.. i allways find whatever nail screw chizel burning ember.. etc when im barefoot. __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

01-09-2012, 08:07 PM	#16
slomotion Old Duffer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,821	Re: My curse in life is.. I loose things on a regular basis....I just have gotten semi-used to it. What bugs me is when my wife comes out to the shop, notices that I seem to be searching for something, and asks what it is. I describe the widget and not even knowing what the thing is or what it does, she'll find it. I'm grateful that she found it, but sometimes she gloats! That's just not right! __________________ '68 Short C20 Flatbed Dually w/ 292 4bbl, Langdon cast headers, and WC T5 trans. '81 G10 Shorty Van "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers "Under promise, then over achieve."



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01-09-2012, 09:22 PM	#17
chevyboy55 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kelso,Wa Posts: 3,637	Re: My curse in life is.. That's why I got married....Honey where's my..(fill in the blank cause I cannot find a thing) __________________ Great minds think alike,So do ours

02-18-2012, 12:08 AM	#18
MailManX2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ledyard, CT Posts: 119	Re: My curse in life is.. FOUND IT.. Oh course I've already bought another one.. Good thing they're cheap.. The next time I need to use it I can spend hours looking for the 2 of them.. I do have to say there was some junk piled on top of it but I did move it and look.. Probably picked up the oil filter socket and held it while looking for it.. __________________ Ken B 60 Chevy Apache 08 Chevy Silverado Z71 Why buy something when you can build it for twice the price.. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done...

02-18-2012, 05:18 PM	#19
dammitmitchell the pollock Join Date: May 2008 Location: abilene, texas Posts: 4,423	Re: My curse in life is.. two words.. PEG BOARD... seriously it's a life saver __________________ Jack of ALL trades, Master of none.. (but one... procrastination) Army vet 02-08 RIP El Jay! Miss you brother! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=343538 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=386042

02-18-2012, 09:13 PM	#20
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: My curse in life is.. i learned a long time ago that if i cant find the oilfilter wrench there are hundreds of houshold item sitting around that can be used to remove an oil filter __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

02-18-2012, 09:16 PM	#21
GOPAPA "Tail Gate Best Seat In House" Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,402	Re: My curse in life is.. I am a organizer with my tools and most things I own ,,but my problem is this: I sometimes take back tools to my tool chest before I am finished working on a project a tool/or tools ,,that I am not through using and have to go get it again. Hope I am not alone on this.. LOL __________________ When you learn a thing a day you store up smart.

02-18-2012, 09:24 PM	#22
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: My curse in life is.. Hey, there's your sunglasses too!!! __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

02-19-2012, 12:25 AM	#24
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	Re: My curse in life is.. Too funny. I have the same problem...

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