What were you thinking

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"

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

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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.

I just got a SAW Stop

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

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

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

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

-- Furniture Medic- the prescription for damaged furniture

A Saw Stop!?

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

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

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?

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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

-- Earle Wright, Lenoir City, Tennessee

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

MY SHOP IS IN A OUT BUILDING, NO CARS

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

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

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

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

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

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

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

I think Brad_Nailor has him pegged.

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

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!!?!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Oh crap does this mean no new Table Saw?

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