Eureka!
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12-10-2009, 03:11 PM
Eureka!
Have you ever had one of those moments when you find something that has been misplaced for an extended period?
I had mine today! While in Arizona on a winter get away in 2007, a buddy of mine was "helping" change a set of grips. In his bid to assist he snapped off the bolt that retains the bar end weight. "No problem", I'll get to that later. The bar end was set aside to complete the grip change.
The bar end was placed in a tank bag to be reinstalled after the trip since I didn't have the necessary tools along to remove the broken bolt. I returned winter in Alberta and since my garage is not heated put the bar end in a "safe" place to be installed on a warm day.
Spring came and I couldn't locate the part. I knew I had it so I wasn't going to buy a new one to relace it. I looked everywhere for it. I searched in the house and garage- no luck.
This summer I turned my garage upside down looking for the bar end- no luck.
So today I was going to fire up the snow blower and dig myself out for the second time this winter and reached to put on a rarely worn coat...there was a lump in the pocket.
Eureka! My long lost bar end was found!
I had mine today! While in Arizona on a winter get away in 2007, a buddy of mine was "helping" change a set of grips. In his bid to assist he snapped off the bolt that retains the bar end weight. "No problem", I'll get to that later. The bar end was set aside to complete the grip change.
The bar end was placed in a tank bag to be reinstalled after the trip since I didn't have the necessary tools along to remove the broken bolt. I returned winter in Alberta and since my garage is not heated put the bar end in a "safe" place to be installed on a warm day.
Spring came and I couldn't locate the part. I knew I had it so I wasn't going to buy a new one to relace it. I looked everywhere for it. I searched in the house and garage- no luck.
This summer I turned my garage upside down looking for the bar end- no luck.
So today I was going to fire up the snow blower and dig myself out for the second time this winter and reached to put on a rarely worn coat...there was a lump in the pocket.
Eureka! My long lost bar end was found!
Last edited by thrasher572; 12-10-2009 at 03:13 PM.
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12-11-2009, 01:09 AM
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Yer ...I know the feeling all too well myself...
My workshop looks like a cross between a junk yard and a bloody hardware store that exploded inside of the bugger .....I am always miss placing chit !!! and I seem to always presume that what ever om looking for is lost in action forever ......so what a ripper feeling it is when you finally trip over the stuff again that has been lost for mths !!
I put it all down to old age these days though and just expect to loose some stuff .....
My workshop looks like a cross between a junk yard and a bloody hardware store that exploded inside of the bugger .....I am always miss placing chit !!! and I seem to always presume that what ever om looking for is lost in action forever ......so what a ripper feeling it is when you finally trip over the stuff again that has been lost for mths !!
I put it all down to old age these days though and just expect to loose some stuff .....
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12-11-2009, 08:44 AM
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Haha! I find chit in my coats, too. Makin' sparks, I've also found magazines and money... lol..
And my garage sounds just about like yours, steve. And bambam, I do that "put it in a safe place" thing, too.
I also have a nice pegboard where I hang all my wrenches. I have every size ever made from tiny ignition wrenches up to like 1" 1/8. Currently, there is not a single dam wrench on that pegboard..
When it comes to 10mm and 12mm wrenches, I probably have 10 of each....and they are strewn all over the house. They're in the silverware drawer, nightstand, in my dresser, glove box, coat pocket, you name it.....but I can never find one.
I need to get more organized....
And my garage sounds just about like yours, steve. And bambam, I do that "put it in a safe place" thing, too.
I also have a nice pegboard where I hang all my wrenches. I have every size ever made from tiny ignition wrenches up to like 1" 1/8. Currently, there is not a single dam wrench on that pegboard..
When it comes to 10mm and 12mm wrenches, I probably have 10 of each....and they are strewn all over the house. They're in the silverware drawer, nightstand, in my dresser, glove box, coat pocket, you name it.....but I can never find one.
I need to get more organized....
