territorialmillworks Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Nine years in our home and my wife has never been able to park her car in the garage, not even after we built a shop building. Returning from Afdghanistan as a contractor, I had plenty of time so I set a priority of getting the shop organized and moving everything out of the garage. Three weeks later and a lot of sweat equity, she is one happy wife..."happy wife..happy life" To squeze everything in, I built a new work bench with drawers and another bench for the grinders and sanders. I concentrated on work flow to determine what to put where. That and everything having a place has probably increased my time efficiency by 15% or more...Well worth the investment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 clean shop is the sign of no real work getting done ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 No, some folk are just like that. It is our duty to try to be nice to them anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsShip Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I like the swivel stool, that's an awesome idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordcaradoc Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Now now gentlemen, he just finished getting things 'organized' give it a few weeks to get back to normal. I clean my shop at least twice a year, sort of the broken clock theory, only on an annual basis. Keith, I applaud your motivation. Not to get the shop organized, any fool can avoid work with that excuse, but to make the wife happy. "happy wife..happy life" indeed and I bet this will soften her up for your next large tool purchase too. Regards, Tim Who spends less time in the shop than I'd like, but most of that is keeping my Wife and Daughter happy and its all worth it. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Congratulations Keith, a happy wife is something to be cherished. A clean shop is a sign of a misaligned set of priorities but we'll still talk to you. . . UNLESS you tell Deb that is! Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 In the spirit of full disclosure, on a regular basis I ask Denise to come out to the shop and help me find a tool or part that I have lost in the chaos that is the general mess I work in. She continually reminds me that if I put things away, i could find it myself. LOL As soon as I'm done babysiting the 3 year old granddaughter, I will work hard to return the shop to its normal state....PS Daughter won't let the grandchild get dirty...Hope there is a grandson next time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlissStreet Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Scratches notes on grubby paper with a blunt pencil: Keep wife happy, clean up work space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 keith and all other contenders - very wise and fruitful business keeping the women in your life happy... i would say tho, please get the grandaughter some little overalls, your breakin my heart!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Actually I would suggest that we get this clean shop feller *banned* from the site leastwise pir wives stumble across his posts and learn that it *is* possible and make the rest of our lives a living 1134 ! (and for the humour impaired </ joke /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm with you Beth, depriving a child of the joys of the smithy just because said child is a girl is criminal! Get her a pair of coveralls and an apron soonest! Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 right on frosty! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I used to take my daughters to play in the creek and gave them all toolkits. I've started picking up tools at the fleamarket for the grandkids so they will have real tools to lose, abuse and get rusty! When they start wanting *new* high dollar tools I'll probably be gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedwards Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 A clean desk (smithy/shop) is a sign of a sick mind. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Allyn Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I was gonna guess that you left her. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 A clean desk (smithy/shop) is a sign of a sick mind. Bill Or you've got no work on and lost your mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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