This is July 7. Where is the follow up?
I must be lucky. My BIL doesn't borrow anything from me. He has more tools than I ever will and is the person I go to if I need something fixed that I don't know how to.
My FIL isn't handy at all but knows it. If he needs something done around the house he will call me to come over and do it for him. This relationship works out though. If I don't have the tool required to do it he will buy the tool and i get to keep it.
Example 1: FIL hit a rock in his yard the kids next door must have thrown over and bent his blade on his riding mower. Calls me over to fix it. It needs a 15/16 wrench and I didn't bring an adjustable wrench with me so off to sears we go. I point out the adjustable end wrench that will work and he says naw thats not what we need. Next we are walking out of the store with a 266 piece mechanics toolset that comes with its own box to carry everything in. We get back and I replace the blades and go to leave and tells me I forgot my tool box. He said he got the one with the box so it won't be hard for me to bring them over next time something breaks.
Doing things for him also go me a 5 PC dewalt 18v tool set.(once again with a travel box) and many other tools.
I must be lucky. My BIL doesn't borrow anything from me. He has more tools than I ever will and is the person I go to if I need something fixed that I don't know how to.
My FIL isn't handy at all but knows it. If he needs something done around the house he will call me to come over and do it for him. This relationship works out though. If I don't have the tool required to do it he will buy the tool and i get to keep it.
Example 1: FIL hit a rock in his yard the kids next door must have thrown over and bent his blade on his riding mower. Calls me over to fix it. It needs a 15/16 wrench and I didn't bring an adjustable wrench with me so off to sears we go. I point out the adjustable end wrench that will work and he says naw thats not what we need. Next we are walking out of the store with a 266 piece mechanics toolset that comes with its own box to carry everything in. We get back and I replace the blades and go to leave and tells me I forgot my tool box. He said he got the one with the box so it won't be hard for me to bring them over next time something breaks.
Doing things for him also go me a 5 PC dewalt 18v tool set.(once again with a travel box) and many other tools.
you damn right!!! Any body here ever got a saw back the way it went out? Doubt it!!!!
you damn right!!! Any body here ever got a saw back the way it went out? Doubt it!!!!
WELL Done!
You got a gem there.
-br
do you have any single sisters in law? i have a large workbench that needs stocking!
Last year on the 4th my brother-in-law calls me up and asks to use a saw to take with him on their annual 4th of July camp out bash. Him and a bunch of his rich friends "camp out" in their 20 grand RV's at his 40 acre get away property. My BIL is a rich know it all SOB who looks down at people who have grease under their finger nails.
Last year I let him use one of my good saws. It was a 026 that I had rebuilt and was going to Ebay. Well, When I finally got it back it was in bad shape the chain was off it looked like he used it for a trencher. The clutch cover was full of bar oil and dirt and chewed up leaves. He called it a piece of #### and he just about didn't get enough wood cut for the night before the "blade", as he called it was dull.
Well he called again this year wanting to use another saw. I honestly don't know how many saws I own, I have a few. Me being the nice guy that I am dig an old beater Poulan S250 that was on it's last leg out of the pile and start getting it ready for him. I took the kill switch off and ground the little tab off the OFF-ON cover and turned the switch around so when it says ON, it's really OFF. When he came to get it he called and ask for me to meet him out out the highway, I live on a gravel road, he didn't want to get his camper or truck dirty picking it up. I said sure, no problem. When I met with him I told him I would show him how to start it. I knew what he would say, and he did, that is he knew how to start a saw, I just smiled and said of course, but I fired it up anyway to show him that it does run, knowing that he would not see the switch was in the OFF, but really ON position.
I did spend 5 minutes with a file dulling the chain just in case the SOB figures the switch out.
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Happy 4th BIL I hope it doesn't get to chilly tonight.
PS Since your such a swell guy, you can keep the saw so you'll always have one. I know someone who can probably fix it for you if you have any problems:greenchainsaw::monkey:
I do have a sister in law but you don't want anything to do with her. Neither does me or my wife. She pretty much sucks at life!!
In a motor home?They probably froze.
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