Excuses you use to justify your CAD

[Pioneer]

"I always wanted one of those saws".

"People always say good things about that model, I'm going to have to get one to try for myself".

"How does this x model stack up against my y model? Going to have to get one and find out."

"That saw was too cheap to pass up".

"Those saws were too cheap to pass up".

"I need a parts saw to keep my other saw running".

"It was given to me".

"I need a different saw for every different task".

"It's a good hobby and keeps me out of the bars".

"I can make some spare money doing repairs on them".

"I cut wood and need more than one in case of a breakdown."


That's just a few that I can come up with off the top of my head,. Any others you can add? And yes, I'm guilty of quite a few of those.

 

[user 122190]

"The pandemic created a supply shortage and I was able to sell my older saws for nearly or exactly what I paid".

"I had to replace the sold saws".

I only got 3 saws so I'm not sure if I have CAD. I got a lot of chains though, so a small bit of CAD.

 

[champion221elite]

I don't make any excuses for it.

 

[Pioneer]

Couple more.

"I'm a collector."

"It's part of my job."

 

[ChillyB]

My CAD is a temporary affliction. In a short while I went from one to eight. No wait, nine. Of those nine Ive decided to keep three. Maybe two. Space in my shed and garage have value. I like all of the saws (except a Wild Thing) but I’m a homeowner who needs to cut some firewood. I don’t need a “3-saw plan” and sure as heck not a 9-saw plan.

I see old fellows leaving behind mountains of stuff for their widows to sort through and try to sell, getting rid of it for cheap. I don’t want to be that guy.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

So is 40 or more too many for a firewood guy?

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

So is 40 or more too many for a firewood guy?

They say variety is the spice of life. You just have a lot of spice. No big deal.

 

[ThistleIA]

I plead the fifth.

 

[J D]

"My wife insisted on me getting it"
.... Said no one, ever!

 

[9050lx]

My CAD is a temporary affliction. In a short while I went from one to eight. No wait, nine. Of those nine Ive decided to keep three. Maybe two. Space in my shed and garage have value. I like all of the saws (except a Wild Thing) but I’m a homeowner who needs to cut some firewood. I don’t need a “3-saw plan” and sure as heck not a 9-saw plan.

I see old fellows leaving behind mountains of stuff for their widows to sort through and try to sell, getting rid of it for cheap. I don’t want to be that guy.

I already AM that guy. "why did he need all these spare engines?" and, "what are those over there?"

 

[Sierra_rider]

It depends on the saw for me. I justify some of my saw purchases because I use them for side work. I've also got a couple of Stihl 044s that I picked up for free. I don't use them much anymore, but they were test beds for cylinder modifications/porting.

I learned a lot about tuning with them, so it was a fun experiment owning them. I'll likely sell one of them, as the market is nuts about old 0-series Stihls and they are rather redundant in my saw line-up(10 saws total.) I've got carpal tunnel issues and the rubber AV mount Stihls kill my hand.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Just do it

 

[chipper1]

I don't need an excuse, I'm a grown man ( and no I'm not a biologist).
Besides, why lie to yourself .

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

"I always wanted one of those saws".

"People always say good things about that model, I'm going to have to get one to try for myself".

"How does this x model stack up against my y model? Going to have to get one and find out."

"That saw was too cheap to pass up".

"Those saws were too cheap to pass up".

"I need a parts saw to keep my other saw running".

"It was given to me".

"I need a different saw for every different task".

"It's a good hobby and keeps me out of the bars".

"I can make some spare money doing repairs on them".

"I cut wood and need more than one in case of a breakdown."


That's just a few that I can come up with off the top of my head,. Any others you can add? And yes, I'm guilty of quite a few of those.

I’ve been using the first two and the last one a lot. working at a saw shop doesn’t exactly help the situation. I got some sweets saws though.

 

[JimR]

My CAD is a temporary affliction. In a short while I went from one to eight. No wait, nine. Of those nine Ive decided to keep three. Maybe two. Space in my shed and garage have value. I like all of the saws (except a Wild Thing) but I’m a homeowner who needs to cut some firewood. I don’t need a “3-saw plan” and sure as heck not a 9-saw plan.

I see old fellows leaving behind mountains of stuff for their widows to sort through and try to sell, getting rid of it for cheap. I don’t want to be that guy.

I know that feeling.

 

[Sawdust Man]

My current 3-saw-plan is in the very high 40's so not sure if that qualifies me for CAD, but....
"I'd like to try one for myself" is prolly my main excuse.... however, I have made a reasonable amount of money in the past with other addictions (tools for example), so I have hope that CAD might turn out the same......

Some other very acceptable excuses...

"Everybody seems to think this saw is just amazing"

"I ran one of these saws when I was younger, and I want my boys to experience it too"

"I'm sick of all the bragging about that saw, I'm gonna buy one and prove to myself that it's bs"

"I need a lighter saw for the small stuff"

"I need a bigger saw for the big stuff"

"I could save 7 seconds a day with this saw"

"This one saw could replace a half dozen others in my 3 saw plan"

"This model is about to be discontinued, I gotta get one while I still can"

"I might buy some land with a big tree on it, so I need to buy a 90 cc saw"

"I think I can make a few bucks on this saw"

"I just got a new cutting job, so I need this saw"

"I thought that other guy at the auction would bid one more time"

"This saw looked pretty impressive in the video"

 

[user 122190]

"I thought that other guy at the auction would bid one more time"

The winner!

 

[Sawdust Man]

So is 40 or more too many for a firewood guy?

You're good, 40 is the correct number of saws for a solid 3 saw plan for the average firewood dude.

 

[Jethro 2t sniffer]

You're good, 40 is the correct number of saws for a solid 3 saw plan for the average firewood dude.

Yeah I like that. The 3 saw plan

 

[TRTermite]

Just do it

Chime in with a Red Skelton Line something like "Should I do It? I may get in trouble, I better no do it -ETC. I dood It " Don't remember it well but I have never forgot that PUNCH LINE and whichever skit it pertained to.