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What were you thinking

Blog entry by Partridge posted 601 days ago 818 reads 0 times favorited 23 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Yesterday after work I came home and got my daughter and we went for a walk. When we came home my lovely wife was home. she was siting in the kitchen crying. When I asked her why she said that she had dented her car. At first I got a little upset but then said it was not the end of the world. Now the tears were really flowing….

“honey are you OK , Are you hurt”
She just pointed to the garage still crying. A bad feeling came over me as I handed my little girl to her.
As I got to the garage, I saw that her car hit my TS and yes it did dent her car but my saw did not go undamaged.

I did not go back into the house. I moved her car. Pulled up chair and sat out in that garage all night thinking about what I was going to do.

P.S. Is it OK to Cry?

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.


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CharlieM1958

7622 posts in 1112 days


posted 601 days ago

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Make it a good time to upgrade your table saw. If you are really an adventurous sort, you could file an insurance claim and get them to pay for it.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1055 days


posted 601 days ago

phew.. so glad you asked if she was ok first!!! :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Russel

2057 posts in 833 days


posted 601 days ago

Ouch. Cars are a dime a dozen, but tablesaws are, like, really important. How ‘bout lumber? Any injured? Glad the wife is okay and like Charlie says, not a bad opportunity to get a new saw.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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Partridge

221 posts in 850 days


posted 601 days ago

I just got a SAW Stop

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

View HallTree's profile

HallTree

2041 posts in 661 days


posted 601 days ago

Too bad this is not an April fools post. Take your wife out for supper and talk about the new future TS.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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Mario

882 posts in 945 days


posted 601 days ago

Sounds like you might be able to make it better, if you only had a sererate shop so your stuff would not be i the way when she is trying to park??

Just a thought

by the way

Tools and cars are easier to repair than relationships.

-- Hope Never fails

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Myron Wooley

220 posts in 790 days


posted 601 days ago

Was the SawStop the saw that got hit, or is it the replacement?

-- The days are long and the years are short...

View CharlieM1958's profile

CharlieM1958

7622 posts in 1112 days


posted 601 days ago

A Saw Stop!?

Egads! The saw might have stopped but the car didn’t! (Sorry)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Brad_Nailor

1214 posts in 851 days


posted 601 days ago

Thats a bummer….and it hurts even more when it’s a brand new item. Mario is right though…relationships are more important than tools. But that being said I am really obsessive and careful with all my possessions so I’m not sure how i would have reacted. Brand new Sawstop smashed by wifes car…I would say it’s OK to cry! How bad did the saw get damaged?..is it ruined?

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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Earle Wright

123 posts in 614 days


posted 601 days ago

There’s clearly only one thing to do ….......YOU GOTTA GO AFTER THAT CAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER !!!!

-- Earle Wright, Lenoir City, Tennessee

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

314 posts in 692 days


posted 601 days ago

As much as you feel like your “best friend TS” was hurt in an accident———it could have been one of the other truly important people in your life – hopefully that puts your “loss” into perspective!

Saws are always replaceable, cars can be repaired, but the loss of one minute of happiness with your loved ones over this would be a waste of valuable time. KEEP it in perspective.

Go buy a new tool and consider it part of the grieving process!

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Ethan

751 posts in 1068 days


posted 601 days ago

You might want to contact your grief counselors, Tom and Robin, and see if they can help console you.

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

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ND2ELK

6176 posts in 668 days


posted 601 days ago

I totally agree with Ad Marketing Guy-Bill. I also think CharlieM1958 is right in saying that it should be covered by your insurance. My daughter drove thru the garage door once and it was covered. Then you wonder why I have gray hair!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Partridge

221 posts in 850 days


posted 601 days ago

I SORRY LUMBER JOCKS I CAN NOT GO ON WITH THIS POST. YES IT IS APRIL 1 . BUT I FEEL SO BAD THINKING ABOUT IT REALLY HAPPENING. REST ASHED MY TS IS OK

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

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Scott Bryan

20639 posts in 716 days


posted 601 days ago

You Turkey. I bit on this one too. :)

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

314 posts in 692 days


posted 601 days ago

I Believe You Titled this Correctly . . . .

“What Were YOU Thinking? ”

“Humor can be dissected like a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind” – Mark Twain.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Partridge

221 posts in 850 days


posted 601 days ago

MY SHOP IS IN A OUT BUILDING, NO CARS

-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.

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Betsy

2386 posts in 790 days


posted 601 days ago

Whew! I didn’t cry watching Champ, Brian’s Song or even Old Yeller——but you almost got me with this one. Geez….

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

View Russel's profile

Russel

2057 posts in 833 days


posted 601 days ago

Well wasn’t that emotionally manipulative??? ;-)

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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Brad_Nailor

1214 posts in 851 days


posted 601 days ago

I bet he dosn’t have a Sawstop either…probubly a rusty old Craftsman contractor saw with a busted fence…

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

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GaryK

9521 posts in 882 days


posted 601 days ago

I think Brad_Nailor has him pegged.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1055 days


posted 601 days ago

haha.. hook line and sinker.
Now how many readers haven’t come back to find the truth – and walking around praying for the TS’s recovery!!?!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dominic Vanacora

504 posts in 763 days


posted 600 days ago

Oh crap does this mean no new Table Saw?

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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