purplecatty
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Hey Mechanic Guys ( Gals too who love fixing things)..
Have you ever lose or missing your tools when you lend it to someone else or brought tools over to friend's house who also have tools and got mixed up that you are not sure if it's yours or not (you forgot to mark your tools). Have you ever loaned tools and totally forgotten until you need it badly and found out it's not in toolbox but distinctively remembered you loaned it to someone you forgot who it was.
I have missing several tools and some forgotten that I loaned it to someone some time ago. Recently, few weeks ago, I was over my friend's house and brought my toolbox to help my friend to remove and drop engine in car. I had to leave at 1 AM because I had to go work in the morning. I told my friend that I'm leaving few of my tools for him to use. A week later, I visited my friend to collect my tools. I thought I have everything that I loaned it to him week ago. Until few days ago, I was replacing sparkplugs and oil on my 2005 Jeep Liberty Limited. I realized that I was missing two or three tools. I called my friend, Mike and asking him if he have seen my 1/2 to 3/8th socket adapter. He told me that he thought it was Jake's ( my old highschool classmate) and gave it to him. I called Jake and asked him if he have received extra tools that he think it doesn't belongs to him. He said yeah, he plan on return it back to me. He have tons of tools cuz he's a welder and heavy machine mechanic for Garbage Disposal company.
Sometime I thought I lost my tool but later found it year later. I had cute little vise grip that was in my tacklebox. I used it clamp and hold fish hook while I string it with fishline and for some reason I lost it on the lake shore. Year later, I was out fishing with my son and sat on the area where I used to fish last year. I spotted little vise grip on the ground with little rust. I got puzzled who's that belong to and I picked it up. I realized it's mine!!! I was so glad I have it back. I was very surprised that it's a Residental lake area and alot of kids and adult residents walking around on that area and didn't even take it
.
I also lost little 8mm wrench and my friend found it just under the gap of front house door and stoop. It was lost for 4 years. It had little rust too (cuz it's a Craftsman tool).
Some tools that I forgot that I loaned it to my friend until many years later. I spotted he was using tools and I had a gut feeling it's mine
. I asked him if that tool I loaned it to him. He said yea I remember someone loaned it to me and never asked for it and don't remember who it belongs to.. I got my tool back after he finished with it. 
All that I should have engraved my initial or markings (don't use permanent marker on metal tools, use engraver) on every tools I own so anyone would know it belongs to me and also should have made a note who borrowed tools so I can get it back before I forgets them. Not all tools are expensive tho. The only tools that are expensive are Craftsman tools sets (200 sets of sockets, racquets, wrenches, ect) that I rarely loans it (eearrggh mine!!
). I cracked two of Craftsman sockets and haven't replaced it even it's a lifetime warranty on it but planned to do that when I have time.
Have any of you had experience lost and found tools or forgotten tools that you had been looking for?
If you have suggestions, explain away!
Catty
Have you ever lose or missing your tools when you lend it to someone else or brought tools over to friend's house who also have tools and got mixed up that you are not sure if it's yours or not (you forgot to mark your tools). Have you ever loaned tools and totally forgotten until you need it badly and found out it's not in toolbox but distinctively remembered you loaned it to someone you forgot who it was.
I have missing several tools and some forgotten that I loaned it to someone some time ago. Recently, few weeks ago, I was over my friend's house and brought my toolbox to help my friend to remove and drop engine in car. I had to leave at 1 AM because I had to go work in the morning. I told my friend that I'm leaving few of my tools for him to use. A week later, I visited my friend to collect my tools. I thought I have everything that I loaned it to him week ago. Until few days ago, I was replacing sparkplugs and oil on my 2005 Jeep Liberty Limited. I realized that I was missing two or three tools. I called my friend, Mike and asking him if he have seen my 1/2 to 3/8th socket adapter. He told me that he thought it was Jake's ( my old highschool classmate) and gave it to him. I called Jake and asked him if he have received extra tools that he think it doesn't belongs to him. He said yeah, he plan on return it back to me. He have tons of tools cuz he's a welder and heavy machine mechanic for Garbage Disposal company.
Sometime I thought I lost my tool but later found it year later. I had cute little vise grip that was in my tacklebox. I used it clamp and hold fish hook while I string it with fishline and for some reason I lost it on the lake shore. Year later, I was out fishing with my son and sat on the area where I used to fish last year. I spotted little vise grip on the ground with little rust. I got puzzled who's that belong to and I picked it up. I realized it's mine!!! I was so glad I have it back. I was very surprised that it's a Residental lake area and alot of kids and adult residents walking around on that area and didn't even take it
. I also lost little 8mm wrench and my friend found it just under the gap of front house door and stoop. It was lost for 4 years. It had little rust too (cuz it's a Craftsman tool).
Some tools that I forgot that I loaned it to my friend until many years later. I spotted he was using tools and I had a gut feeling it's mine
. I asked him if that tool I loaned it to him. He said yea I remember someone loaned it to me and never asked for it and don't remember who it belongs to.. I got my tool back after he finished with it. All that I should have engraved my initial or markings (don't use permanent marker on metal tools, use engraver) on every tools I own so anyone would know it belongs to me and also should have made a note who borrowed tools so I can get it back before I forgets them. Not all tools are expensive tho. The only tools that are expensive are Craftsman tools sets (200 sets of sockets, racquets, wrenches, ect) that I rarely loans it (eearrggh mine!!
). I cracked two of Craftsman sockets and haven't replaced it even it's a lifetime warranty on it but planned to do that when I have time.Have any of you had experience lost and found tools or forgotten tools that you had been looking for?
If you have suggestions, explain away!
Catty
I bet it's your "pipe dream" .. It would be very nice to have one. Unless you win Lottery. AAhh be nice to have em'