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.






















23 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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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"
MsDebbieP
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posted 601 days ago
phew.. so glad you asked if she was ok first!!! :)
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Russel
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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.
Partridge
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posted 601 days ago
I just got a SAW Stop
-- Do it right the first time. Becuase fixing it is a wast of time.
HallTree
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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
Mario
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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
Myron Wooley
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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...
CharlieM1958
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posted 601 days ago
A Saw Stop!?
Egads! The saw might have stopped but the car didn’t! (Sorry)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Brad_Nailor
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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"
Earle Wright
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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
Ad Marketing Guy - Bill
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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
Ethan
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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/
ND2ELK
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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
Partridge
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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.
Scott Bryan
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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.
Ad Marketing Guy - Bill
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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
Partridge
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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.
Betsy
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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….
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Russel
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posted 601 days ago
Well wasn’t that emotionally manipulative??? ;-)
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Brad_Nailor
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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"
GaryK
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posted 601 days ago
I think Brad_Nailor has him pegged.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
MsDebbieP
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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)
Dominic Vanacora
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posted 600 days ago
Oh crap does this mean no new Table Saw?
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.