Not very bright.
 

So I'm selling a toddler bed to a family from Belton today and they brought a car so I had to disassemble it for them. I run around the back to my shop for an allen wrench and take the bed apart and load it up into their car for them.

Then when I go in search of my Dewalt cordless impact wrench tonight, it's not where I left it in the garage. My first thought is what you're thinking right now. But I like to give people the benefit of a doubt so I search the house, shop, garage, truck, and everywhere else high and low. Yup, the white trash snatched my drill while I wasn't looking. Can you believe that garbage? I don't even have a name on these people. Everything was done via email.

I'm going to have to get VERY creative to get that thing back. Wish me luck.

I've been there. Had a furnce problem and called out a repairman. I noticed about 3 days later that my brand new compression locking pliers were missing. I had no way to prove that they took it though.

People are always looking to get over. You need to watch out. Even people think are your friends can do stupid shit. had it happen once. Was more disappointed then mad though.

I'm especially mad because I went out of my way to accommodate this lady. I even met her offered price, no counter-offer or anything. Then I took the stuff apart and loaded it into her car. She had her teenage punk son with her and probably watched as he snatched it off my shelf during the 90 seconds I was away. Then she looked me in the eye, thanked me, and drove away. What a piece of crap.

It was probably the same druggie that took Rainman's bike.


All kidding aside... I hope you get it back. Good luck.

I have a cunning plan. I'll tell y'all how it worked.

Can't wait

I'm guessing a Dewalt is really good/expensive? Sorry to hear it. Can't wait to hear about your plan though. Also to have you find it misplaced later. :p

Putting out a bowl of antifreeze?

That almost always works.

Almost?

$300

I would love to discover I have misplaced it. I don't frequently misplace $300 tools that I just used last night though.

Actually, it's quite cunning but I'm not going to divulge until I experience some success.

Did you look in the fridge?

About 4 times tonight.

Ok, just checking.


Maybe they borrowed it to make you a gift since you were kind enought to disassemble the bed for them.

I'm sure that's what it was. I'm just glad it wasn't the Makita sliding miter saw that vanished. I have another impact driver. I don't have another miter saw.

You ever do any concrete work? I need to pour a couple of footing walls sometime in my garage, which is partially built like a pole barn.

Sorry to hear that.

I knew you would leave your garage open sooner or later.

I had to recover my fee somehow.


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I have. It's not my favorite. Most people pour the footings and then put the garage up though. I'm not sure what local code is up there in North Missouri though.

Heh heh. You should have eaten more. ;)

I tried but I did my best. I had two dinners to go to before I arrived (happens when you only visit every five years).

You started a fight actually in my family but I won. :clap:

:shake:

I will be back this year and trying to talk you into cooking for it. Waiting for the schedule before I start begging.

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Just inform them that you'll be taking the security footage of your garage to the police if they don't return the drill. This'll work unless theyre seasoned thieves who've gotten comfortable with falling foul of the law. Best part is even if you're wrong about it, the woman will probly still think the kid took it.

I wish they had poured a footing before they built it. It's quite a sight. It's a 25 X 25 garage, half of it is stick built, half of it is built like a pole barn. The pole barn half sits directly on the ground. I'm going to turn it into a game room, so I need to have footings done correctly so water doesn't run in. It's a real mess, but it should be cool when I get done. It will have a 14' celing everywhere except where I put in a 6' X 25' loft.

That really sucks Phil, sorry to hear about it.


Have you ever heard the phrase "no good deed goes un-punished?"

HAHAHAHAHAHA - the DeWalt fairy brought me a gift in the night.

My impact driver was sitting on my dresser where I placed it during a hastened moment before my wife and I left for an appointment yesterday afternoon. Heh. I'm so relieved and I feel so bad pointing the finger.

As the thread title says, sometimes I'm not too bright (plus I've been huffing paint fumes).

i'll bet it's not the only "impact driver" in that bedroom eh phobes

That wrench wouldn't have done a thief much good unless he got the charger as well. Couldn't even pawn it. I've done almost 3000 satellite installs and I live in fear something will come up missing after I've been to the house. It hasn't happened though.

Anyone know how to unslash tires??

Funny how most people have no use for half rolls of RG6 cable

So what was the cunning plan?

What are you going to do with all of those Molotov Cocktails now?

Does the DeWalt fairy wear assless chaps and a toolbelt?

Oh it happens. I had my expensive $25 scissors stolen by kids.
Recently, my wallet's gone from my purse...so counta ya blessings Mr. Phil.

i left my car open and someone stole my Lee jeans, a pair of torn camo pants(ghey) and a rackmount tuner (annoying). Thing is i used those jeans more than i use the car

Bwana has always got some good idea's on getting even with folks.

Phobia, I'm sure glad this Dewalt tool showed up before you did something that you MIGHT have regretted.

Never, EVER bring an impact driver into the bedroom. It scares the womenfolk.

Heh. I "met" the woman on craigslist. I know she has a 4 year old granddaughter (who the bed was for). So my plan was to post "free girl clothes in sizes 4T and 5/6 to a needy family" and wait for her response. Then I was planning to deliver the fictional clothes myself and confront them with some equally fictional security video of them fictionally stealing the drill and demand its return or I would take the video to the police.

I don't know how well it would have worked.

Or how to unsend a virus-ridden email?

I wouldn't have. I'm not that kind of guy. I've had plenty of people rip me off and the temptation to slash tires and pour sugar into gas tanks is strong but I can't bring myself to do it.

Uh-huh.

It was all your positive karma, Luv. Thank you very much. I owe you a beer.

Uh-huh.




:)

Make sure you take the big pink dong off the drill before you use it again.

One of my labs stole $30 dollars out of my wife's purse and wallet last night. I'm guessing by the remains, it was a tasty snack.

Are people from Belton considered more trashy than other towns in the KC area?

With the missing item on your dresser, I would guess not very well.


Glad to hear it never went missing.

In the spirit of good will, why don't you offer said impact driver as a giveaway prize on the planet? Maybe the fairy will bring you yet another one.

Why don't you ship it to me just to test the theory.

That's a great idea. I've decided to give it to a randomly selected user...


Skinbra, come on down. You've just won a DeWalt cordless impact driver on ChiefsPlanet Is Right. Congratulations you witty devil.

:hmmm:

Sorry to hear that Phil, but at least you have the email address. Odds are, these people are not exactly rocket scientists and you should be able to lure them back to your place with an email explaining how you have another part of the bed you forgot to give them, or something else you "forgot about" that you would like to give to them free. Bonus if you can get the scum bags to give you their address so you can mail it to them. If you can get their address, they are forked. If nothing else, either get a few bags of their garbage and raise hell with their life, Call the power company to have their power, water, gas shut off, max their credit cards out at big bad sex toys dot com, whatever, you get the point. Hell, toss a railroad flare into their car at two in the morning in about six months after they forgot about you.


Good Luck, I know I would do whatever it took to run the bags of crap down if I were in your shoes.

I have no idea. These fine folks have been upgraded from white trash to "people who did not steal my impact driver". I love them.

Just wondering what the preception was of Beltonites from others in KC area. My grandparents live pretty close to Belton proper.

I know a few people from Belton. I wouldn't describe them as white trash.

Heh! I guess I should have finished reading the thread before posting. :) I'm glad it turned up.

Glad you found PHil. Glad you were wrong about them. I was hoping, for you sake, that you were wrong about them.

I just fired off an explanation and apology to the nice lady. My conscience is now clear.

You'd already accused them? Ouch.
:doh!:

Nah - I hadn't said anything to them. But I wanted to apologize for thinking ill of them anyway. Strange huh?

A bit, but kinda cool.

Actually, I would have done the same thing. Would have eaten me up not apologizing. Even for what they didn't even know.

pt in a add that you are looking to buy the tool you can even use my name. I get first dibbs to beat the youngan up

The lady responded back to me and said that she didn't blame me for feeling that way, she would have had a similar reaction so it's all cool. She said her granddaughter loves the bed so I'm feeling good about the whole situation now.

Dumbass.

Virgin.

I can get laid!

Maybe if you and your family lived in Arkansas.

Don't send him down here.

ROFL

That'd be an up for me.

And a down on your sister.

Gross.

:cuss:

Heh. I'm doing a little fishing of my own. What I really meant to type was West Virginia.

She wants you.

Who doesn't?

Are we leaving out those fortunate folks with hearing, visual and sensory disability?

I think you're trying to hurt my feelings. You wouldn't do that would you, Kyle?

He seems to be in a mood.

Me? Nooooo.

I'm a nice guy!

I'm going to make use of my impact driver right now....

if I can find it.