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View Poll Results: How often do you clean your shed/workshop?

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  • Once a year whether it needs it or not.

    4 3.77%
  • A place for every tool and every tool in it's place.

    17 16.04%
  • It never gets dirty as I just look at it.

    1 0.94%
  • Every month.

    8 7.55%
  • I don't have a shed and I'm at this BB by accident. Actually, looking for milatant gay whale forum.

    3 2.83%
  • As often as it needs it.

    42 39.62%
  • You mean a shed can be cleaned?

    31 29.25%
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  1. #46
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    Beejay, actually Victoria was part of NSW until we escaped from cockroach land. (an aussie term of endearment for NSW) and theres definately drop bears here too!!.
    They scared s*** out of some campers over Christmas. So we went hunting for them but couldn't see them, but we could hear them so I know they're here.
    Regards, Bob Thomas

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    Quote Originally Posted by echnidna
    So we went hunting for them but couldn't see them, but we could hear them so I know they're here.
    Bob

    I hope you explained to the visiting campers that drop bears won't attack you if you douse your head in fresh urine before venturing forth?

    Col
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    Quote Originally Posted by DanP
    I know I should but I never seem to have the time. I only ever get to the shed once or twice a week nowadays and only for a couple of hours at best each time. THEREFORE, cleaning is the last thing on my mind when I'm out there.

    If I lose something in the shavings I clean till I find it then back to whatever I was doing. If I can't find it after five minutes, I consider it lost.

    Dan
    I know the feeling. I misplaced a 1/4" to 1/2" router bit adaptor about 6 months ago. I know it's there somewhere, I just can't find the bl00dy thing.
    drives me mad looking for it. It will probabley show up when I need something else & I'll put it in a safe place to be lost for another 6 months...

    Hooroo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by glock40sw
    I know the feeling. I misplaced a 1/4" to 1/2" router bit adaptor about 6 months ago.
    I've misplaced a 1/2" router, I really need to clean up.
    Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Driver
    Bob

    I hope you explained to the visiting campers that drop bears won't attack you if you douse your head in fresh urine before venturing forth?

    Col
    Of course not!
    Its much funnier watching them find out
    Regards, Bob Thomas

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    Most of my 'quality time' is spent procrastinating about what to do, so I have heaps of time to keep things in order... SWMBO says it obsessive/compulsive and it must look like it at times........................................................

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    If the shed was supposed to be tidy I could set it up in the lounge or dining room for F@#$'s sake. Just like dirty clothes - you wash 'em when you got to turn yesterdays jock's inside out :eek:

    In all seriousness I usually get the flexible hose out and do a clean up of the floor and or the equipment I've been using every evening with the DC. Although that depends on the time, how much I'm enjoying a coldie and how much more I'm going to make tomorrow.

    Tools - well when I can't find something it's time to clean up till I find it. The longer it takes the more it was needed anyway. I'm convinced however this tends to add to the unfinished projects list - couldn't find a chuck key the other week so the hammer drill job was postponed till I found it a month later. :eek:

    As for grand clean up's well the old adage applies "That'll be handy if I ever find a use for it"

    Buggered if I know what to answer on the poll therefore.
    Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.
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    I went away for a week, got back an the wife thought she'd be helpful, it's been three months now, I still can't find my chisels or steel rulers - she assures me there still in there. That's why I don't clean up the shed, I normally do it after the jobs done.
    "Last year I said I'd fix the squeak in the cupbaord door hinge... Right now I have nearly finished remodelling the whole damn kitchen!"

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    I've been off work for 2 weeks now (after snip snip went bad) and couldn't spend much of that time in my shed. SWMBO's relly's just came down and thought I would like having my shed cleaned. I had only just got a nice thick coating of shavings on the floor. It's really easy on the feet.
    Sometimes my gouges and chisels get put back in the box I made for them. Mostly not nut they are always within a 900 radius off my lathe.
    A bit of a shame as I have this awesome work bench that my great grandfather brought out from Germany and I cant see it. The vices are acessible though.
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