I REMEMBER WHEN

[Papa Charlie]

I remember when I use to remember. I think.

 

[Rustytigwire]

Natchez had 62 grain 556 2 years ago for 62 cents. Someone without got a couple boxes today for 65. (Covered shipping).
Big smile!

 

[AccelR8]

I remember going to the range and stopping on the way to buy ammo. Then shooting up all you bought because you knew it would be there the next time, and the time after that...

 

[dave@aDave]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

 

[Monte F]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

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The brake caliber is keeping track of that ratchet!

 

[PigButtons]

I remember watching Jack Parr on the tonight show on a Friday night, the only night I was allowed to stay up that late. He had a video of the "Spaghetti Harvest" in Italy where they were picking it off of the trees and drying it on blankets on the ground; it was a repeat from Monday's show, and he replayed it because they had so many letters asking why the people in the audience were laughing. I guess stupid was rife back then too. Today it's the news that is totally made up and stupid still believes it's true.

 

[Rustytigwire]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

Ya killin me!!!

I just swapped used front end struts control arms all of it, in my VW thats all so familiar. Wrench count time!!
Hahahahahaa

 

[Monte F]

I remember watching Jack Parr on the tonight show on a Friday night, the only night I was allowed to stay up that late. He had a video of the "Spaghetti Harvest" in Italy where they were picking it off of the trees and drying it on blankets on the ground; it was a repeat from Monday's show, and he replayed it because they had so many letters asking why the people in the audience were laughing. I guess stupid was rife back then too. Today it's the news that is totally made up and stupid still believes it's true.

Now you are telling me that spaghetti and money both grow on trees?

 

[Intheshop]

As long as we're under the vehicle....

I remember when cars had grease fittings.

Engineering can say what they want about the "dangers" of grease fittings(mainly dirt intrusion,along with better materials these days?).... I still prefer them.

 

[KMart]

Now you are telling me that spaghetti and money both grow on trees?

It did way back when. When global warming and climate change came along, that species of tree died off.
The world was a better place back then.

 

[AccelR8]

As long as we're under the vehicle....

I remember when cars had grease fittings.

Engineering can say what they want about the "dangers" of grease fittings(mainly dirt intrusion,along with better materials these days?).... I still prefer them.

Oh, don't get me started!

 

[rwj]

I remember when threads didn’t devolve into arguments about Covid related matters...

 

[luckeeshot]

I remember buying my first centerfire hand gun. It was a Dan Wesson .357 with a six inch barrel. I took it to our local coffee shop to show the guys. I took it out of the box and passed it around. At least 9 or ten guys got to fondle it.

My first centerfire handgun was a Ruger old model "Blackhawk".357 3 screw ,I probably put 5,000 rounds down range, lots of wheel weights

 

[timeout]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

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I remember a mechanic that worked for me who left his tools lay everywhere he went. In the shop, on service calls and all points in between.

 

[Papa Charlie]

I remember a mechanic that worked for me who left his tools lay everywhere he went. In the shop, on service calls and all points in between.

I can remember when we use to have a guy in our shop that would through Acetone soaked rags onto the benches. Too often they would land on one of our screw drivers or other tools that had plastic parts and melt them. After about a year of trying to get him to stop doing it and the loss of a lot of Snap On tools, we fixed him.

After he left one night we pumped some Fiberglass Resin into his tool box drawer, the one where he kept his screw drivers. Took a while as the gap we opened wasn't that big.

Next day when he came in and opened his drawer he went off. We all stood around him and told him if he doesn't stop with the Acetone rags we would seal up his entire box. Never had another issue with him. He was a complete A-hole.

Edit: The resin actually flowed very well, encasing all of his screwdrivers in resin. Actually made a pretty nice display.

 

[Joe Maisto]

I remember when you'd put bread bags over your socks to
try and keep your feet dry. And it never got to cold to stay out all day.

Bread bags also worked well in boots on construction. A bit slippery at times though..

 

[MikeT49]

....driving uphill in the rain with vacuum operated wipers was somewhat problematic.

 

[Adam in WI]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

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I found this one just this morning lol

 

[Cecil S.]

I remember when mechanics kept track of their tools:

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I do my own work this is awful.