you know you have it bad when...

[4GSR]

When you stir your coffee with your 6" scale...

 

[Doubleeboy]

you buy two packages of rolling paper at the convenience store, and say honest I haven't smoked anything in 20 years, I am a machinist! They look at you with a blank stare and you explain Zig Zags are exactly .001". Well they use to be anyhow.

 

[Scruffy]

When your barber won't cut your hair until running a magnet over it.
Scruffy

 

[coolidge]

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

LOL

 

[coolidge]

When you get to the store and realize you forgot your wallet at home but you remembered to bring your digital calipers.

 

[4GSR]

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

Worst yet, you go to someone else's house and notice a picture is hanging crooked and you go straighten it for them!

 

[itsme_Bernie]

you buy two packages of rolling paper at the convenience store, and say honest I haven't smoked anything in 20 years, I am a machinist! They look at you with a blank stare and you explain Zig Zags are exactly .001". Well they use to be anyhow.

I just saw a video where Don Bailey from Suburban Tool talked about this! It was really funny too!

Bernie

 

[Ulma Doctor]

you have a permanent blue mustache/upper lip from scraping too much.
you like the smell of PB Blaster.
you can't wait for the weekend to work in the shop.
your wife says something to you and you interpret the conversation into mechanicalese for consideration.
when GOJO sends Thank You and Christmas cards with new products and coupons attached.
your sheets are Brown & Sharpe

 

[higgite]

When you think you just heard the kids ask you to take them to Chuck Key Cheese's for pizza.

 

[markknx]

when shopping for mothers day you find yourself on Enco's page.

the scrap yard/steel supply people know you by name.

mark