A few weeks ago our shed was robbed. This is a different shed and location than the last one in 2012. Same stuff though. In fact the same and recently purchased, because State Farm boned us because we were dumbasses and didn't keep receipts. Whew. Anyway. So for some reason everytime our tight asses open the wallet and spend some coin on repairs or purchases over $500 within 24 hours we get hit with an unexpected high dollar problem. Fixed the jeep to the tune of $800. Time to pick it up. Truck won't start. That will be to the tune of whatcha think??? Yup $800 plus. Finally, get Kevin a new bicycle. The day of that purchase, we notice the shed has been robbed. Probably at the same time some asswipe stole my full size spare and wheel off my jeep out front. That will cost some change. Because besides the new welder, torches, gauges, thingy-ma-jiggies they took every single huge full container of nuts, screws, bolts, nails and misc. framing stuff. Say what??! Yes, they did.
In our previous life we owned a landscape design and contracting business in Phoenix, Arizona. We did some pretty cool natural water features, outdoor entertainment, just cool stuff. Anyway, we had crews, trucks, outbuildings filled with junk. But the one thing Mrs. OCD always kept organized were those big standing drawer storage things. You know the ones you slide the long drawers out and fill with nuts and bolts. Well when we were moving over here to the East Bank of New Orleans from the West Bank we had accumulated a lot of crap. Those nut and bolt containers were in need of cleanup and replacement. So we went out to Hell's Depot and bought like five new containers: two giant, heavy duty boxes and three moderate sized ones. I spent an entire evening sitting on the floor watching the idiot-box and organize all those damn nuts and bolts we've been dragging around.
If you don't know it yet you will soon enough. Guys need their own space. Really don't require much. And they collect things. They are fixing something and need a washer. But don't have the right size so off to Hell's Depot they go. Of course the marketing genuises with HD only sell packages with odd numbers. So if you need four washers you gotta buy 2 packages of three or the giant box. Well as most men do, hubby buys the box. So we have accumulated a lot of this stuff. And trust me if you keep it organized it is super handy. I use it more than he does.
What's this got to do with social etiquette? Well, not much. Except when someone steals a man's tools and stuff, he erupts into a spitting, screaming, dancing crazy person. Sometimes it's okay. This is one of those times. Just hide the weapons.
Below are a few snaps of the hubby. As a pro, of course, all my shots of him welding are lost in action.
