And they went silent!

[CJ]

So I was heading south with a friend today and came across one of those tool tent sales. You know, the ones that are just like buying out of the back of a van at the local closed down strip mall, yet bigger!

Now, I usually just drive right by these sales as they are usually just a bunch of very cheap Chinese junk that will only last until the sellers get out of town. But for some reason - I just had to stop. I thought, "who knows, maybe I might find something?"

Well, I did. Picked me up a whole assortment of dead blows and some brass hammers as well. Nothing fancy and doesn't need 'lectricity...

As I was waiting in line and admiring all the other peoples intended purchases, my friend says "I don't know why you need all these, it's not a contest!"

You could have heard a pin drop as it seemed like the whole crowd just went silent. The look on their faces said it all! I was shocked!

Then it got funny! A sweet Georgia peach shakes off her shock and places a hand on my friends shoulder, then in the most thick and delicious southern drawl says, 'Honey, tools is to men like shoes is to us, you can't never get nough - and it is a contest, d'you understand?"

I about bust a rib trying to hold back my laughter and needless to say, I managed to quote that sweet lady several times during the afternoon (yea right - whenever I could)!

It was a good day...

 

[projectcrawler]

'Honey, tools is to men like shoes is to us, you can't never get nough - and it is a contest, d'you understand?"

I think that should be considered a motto for this site!

 

[coldwater]

I LOVE those crappy tool sales! I Buy piles of those wrench sets, ball pien hammers, crappy sockets, and setch. I lose that in the bootches or the mud and who gives a ! My spendy stuff lives at home in the roll away!

 

[CJ]

Yep, cheap Chinese junk tools (you know, the 3/8 set that cost $7) is for loaning and for loosing.

 

[projectcrawler]

I have some of the chinese stuff in my box at home, alot of craftsman, and 1 snap-on wrench. My son(4 years old) always wants to borrow tools when we are outside to pretend he is working on his bicycle. Normally I give him the chinese stuff. The other day he went past everything else and straight to the snap-on wrench. He has good taste! Anyway, normally the bike comes back in 1 piece. This time, I go to pick it up and put it on the mountain of bikes in my mancave, and the handlebars came sliding out! That is proof that the tool can make the tech. He could never do that with my cheap wrenches!

 

[shamrock]

Hmmmmm...my 5 year old thinks every tool is a hammer.

 

[projectcrawler]

Hmmmmm...my 5 year old thinks every tool is a hammer.

That's funny, so did all the Dodge techs I used to work with. Those guys only had 3 tools. An adjustable wrench, a torch, and a BFH!

 

[kev]

Most of the time, women understand men better then we do.

 

[dismas]

So far everyone has passed up the most obvious question...

Where are the pics of this friend of yours?? :drool: