Never know what you’re going to find

[CapnMac]

I had a maid for a while, she was a wild one.

Ah, well, there's your problem. What you needed was a shopkeeper, some one who knew what to oil; keep the place swept up; understood the value of coffee cans of "stuff"; and suchlike.

Dusting, vacuuming, cleaning up after a bug boil is a different set of skills far more easily found or hired out.

Finding a person who is "the same kind of crazy as you" is still that elusive zephyr.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I was wondering where that box of holsters went. It was under my loading bench.


I rounded up all the new black aluminum AR mags and put them in one container. Didn’t know I had 42 of them.

 

[Captcurt]

I'm glad that I am not the only one who is organized. My garage has never had two vehicles in it.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Reminds me of my best friend's shop. To each his own, I guess. I make money in my shop, and everything has it's place, all machines are cleaned after use (maybe the next morning if it was a really late night). I can tell you exactly where any tool or part is, and I've had many people jokingly ask if I actually fix or make anything in there.

Takes far less time to put things away as you're done with them than to have to search through piles of other things when you need it later.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Reminds me of my best friend's shop. To each his own, I guess. I make money in my shop, and everything has it's place, all machines are cleaned after use (maybe the next morning if it was a really late night). I can tell you exactly where any tool or part is, and I've had many people jokingly ask if I actually fix or make anything in there.

Takes far less time to put things away as you're done with them than to have to search through piles of other things when you need it later.

But, then where’s the adventure?

 

[MachIVshooter]

But, then where’s the adventure?

I'm a single dad of a 3-1/2 year old little boy with the energy of a cyclone, and I'm running two full time businesses concurrently, while also trying to get a new shop built and handle all the other day to day household things that most people are fortunate enough to have a partner who helps out with. I don't need any more adventure in my life at the moment!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I’m single, but my kids are older, 34, 19 & 13. My house used to be spotless and everything had its place. Things took a change back in 2006 when I got cancer. After a year of recovery from the treatments. That’s right, the treatments were worse then the cancer. After cancer I guess I just wasn’t so worried about everything.
But winter is coming and I want to be able to get more things done in my shop. The adventure continues.
Found the AR rack I bought last year. Going to mount it tonight.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

But winter is coming and I want to be able to get more things done in my shop. The adventure continues.

There you go: think of it as if every day cleaning up your shop is a new adventure, a treasure hunt so to speak!

Sort of like Christmas Day only without the wrapping paper, ribbon, and bows!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Like I said, You never know what you’re going to find.
Here’s the label on the box.


Here’s what was in it.



Who else do you know that keeps Bodybags in his shop?

 

[Kingcreek]

I was executor of an estate a couple years ago. It was worse, or better, depending on how you look at it. Pallets of ammo and components, 200-300 pounds of powder, hundreds of ammo boxes. I spent months sorting stuff. 76 guns but we know there was theft before we got control of the property. We don't know how much or what walked off.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I had forgotten about this. Forgot I had put it away under my reloading bench.


A few years ago a friend stopped by and gave these to me. Said he picked both boxes up for $5 at a garage sale. Whoever had this set up never used it.

 

[entropy]

I'm glad that I am not the only one who is organized. My garage has never had two vehicles in it.

My garage has never had any vehicles in it, but that's due to SWMBO. Thanks, Gunny, I don't feel so bad about my tiny shop being a mess!

 

[bannockburn]

Okay Gunny that does it: you're officially overdue for a gigantic garage/shop/yard sale! You could probably even make money selling tickets to it!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I did get that AR rack mounted.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

Well that's making some progress...

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

But winter is coming

Ahh, I knew you were a Stark.....

did get that AR rack mounted.

Looks great! Not sure my OCD would let me put the Mosins next to the ARs though.....

 

[dirtman]

Gunny, I gotta say, you got me thinking... I haven't parked my car in the garage in ahh 20 years...
It may be time to see just what the h$ll is out there.... I do keep a reloading, gun room in the house,
so no hidden treasure like you got.....

Could be all these brought about shortage’s have lead most of us to some sort of Squirrelly behaviour,
as in squirrelling stuff away for that next shortage…

Hope you find a winning lotto ticket with still valid date on it….

And please keep us posted on what other hidden treasures you find..

Dirt

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I’ve made a little progress. Can’t work to much at a time, just getting over the flu. But things are coming along.
Here’s the before pic.


And where I’m at right now.


Found a few boxes, under the bench, from the last time I did a little cleaning.
Box marked Mauser parts.


Box marked knives.


Box marked hand guards , yes there is a buttstock in it.


This one was marked gun parts. Can anyone guess what the top bolt is for?

 

[Salmoneye]

That shop is not messy...

I see floor and a path...

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Now how did these get in my shop. I have never reloaded shotgun shells.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

Now how did these get in my shop. I have never reloaded shotgun shells.

Isn't it obvious...Aliens from Outer Space have secretly been using your shop as a dumping ground for all of their used samples from Earth!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Found a box that I thought were books, but ended up being military manuals.


I’m going to need to take a brake. Just found something that brought back memories and emotions from a darker time in my life.
This is an MRE post card I sent home to my Dad from the war.
The things we wrote home were far from the truth sometimes.

 

[boom boom]

I’ve made a little progress. Can’t work to much at a time, just getting over the flu. But things are coming along.
Here’s the before pic.
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And where I’m at right now.
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Found a few boxes, under the bench, from the last time I did a little cleaning.
Box marked Mauser parts.
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Box marked knives.
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Box marked hand guards , yes there is a buttstock in it.
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This one was marked gun parts. Can anyone guess what the top bolt is for?
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Believe it is for a Berthier (the Bolt Knob on those is a bit rounder than the Lebel and the bolt has no protective shield behind the bolt head) above a Springfield 1903 bolt

 

[CapnMac]

Who else do you know that keeps Bodybags in his shop?

Uhm, I know some folk who wheel & deal in just about everything, and just love random surplus auctions. As in they trade with stuff they have collected. As in trading vvv boxes of surplus BDU for yyy boxes of cots to pick up nnn rocket crates. At least one of those worthies probably has surplus transport caskets.

One of those "rules' in life is that, no matter how "strange" a thing might be, there's stranger out there.

 

[CapnMac]

Box marked knives.
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Some decent KABAR/USN Mk II in thre, and the hilt of at least on USN Mk I that I can see.
USN Mk I in leather are going for $40-60 on eBay; the Mk II with leather sheaths vary; KBAR still brings the best price. Call it $60-75 each. (Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, no time for anything else BTDT)