you know you have it bad when...

[mattthemuppet2]

... You read hole saw dressing on a bottle in the pantry

 

[Just Startin']

Great lube, nontoxic, edible, abundant availability! :rofl:

 

[cathead]

You have to study every screw cap in the refrigerator and see if it has
a double start thread.

 

[raven7usa]

You mic the salt and pepper shakers to see if they match .

 

[Mark in Indiana]

You use your machinist's level to straighten a hanging picture for your wife.

 

[cathead]

you realize the dollar might not be the world's reserve currency much longer.
In desperation you start saving your urine in a huge carboy behind the lathe
because you know that chemicals for your future electrolysis experiment
will be prohibitively expensive.

 

[higgite]

... you comb your mustache with a thread gauge.

... you have read Machinery's Handbook twice, cover to cover, and enjoyed it even though you never quite understood the plot.

... when someone mentions "South Bend", you think "Heavy 10", not "Fighting Irish".

 

[Mark in Indiana]

You absolutely can't understand why Machinery's Handbook hasn't been made into a movie.

You read The Machinist's Bedside Reader to your young children when you're tucking them in bed. BTW: I used to read manuals for new machinery to my kids when they were young.

 

[mcostello]

When You point out every error on "How it's Made."

 

[sk1nner]

You use snap gages and a depth mic to calculate volume of your coffee cup.