you know you have it bad when...

[4GSR]

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.

Caught my middle daughter snooping in my tool box and uncovered my rolling paper several years back. Got accused of rolling my own and not sharing with her! I have not smoked anything in over 35 years! And she knows that!

 

[markknx]

Hi, My name is Mark and metal is my problem.
Thanks to all the guys that liked my above post. It is so good to no I am not alone.
Mark

 

[kvt]

You buy the wife something you know she will not use in the kitchen but you can use in the shop.
You buy here a new stainless pans so you can use the old ones in the shop.

 

[higgite]

When someone mentions potato chips, you wonder who would machine a potato?

Tom

 

[Tool-in-the-Box]

You no longer need to use the currency converter to convert pounds for dollars for that next great tool you "have to own".

 

[cathead]

You know all the scrapyard guys names!

 

[Dave Smith]

you can't move your machines enough so the handles can't make a 360 turn without hitting another machines handle

 

[kvt]

The scrapyard yard hands think you work there.

 

[GA Gyro]

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

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

mark

OOOOPs... I think I am in trouble already....
The one about correcting 'How its Made'... fits also.

 

[Tony Wells]

I saw something I built on a How It's Made

Was not the focus of the episode, but was definitely shown.