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if you have teenagers, add a combination lock. If your children don't know how to respect your stuff and use hand tools properly by the time they're teenagers,
by Zak 16y ago
if you have teenagers, add a combination lock.
If your children don't know how to respect your stuff and use hand tools properly by the time they're teenagers, you have failed as a parent.
I have to disagree with the recommendation for the DeWalt drill as well. Black and Decker makes a comparable drill that's half the price. The DeWalt is better - perhaps twice as good, but you don't need it if you're reading this article.
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- Zak 16y agoI emailed a similar comment about teenagers to the author. This was his reply (greeting and signature omitted)[0]: If you've been able to raise teenagers who never forget to put things back where they found them, you have achieved a level of parenting that I absolutely have failed to reach. Congratulations on that! [0] I know it's generally bad netiquette to post personal emails in a public forum, but I think it's appropriate given the nature of the conversation.
- cullenking 16y agoSorry, but I was raised in a very tool-friendly house where this was instilled in me. However, when I was a teenager I still managed to lose tools in the trunk of my car or wherever for a few months. Long enough to need replacing. I don't think this is in any way an indication that my dad failed as a parent. I think it's just an indication that sometimes life can get busy and cleaning up after yourself everytime doesn't always happen.
- Zak 16y agoI've done that with my own tools, as an adult. I have not observed that being a specific age makes this sort of thing more likely. To avoid losing your tools, make anyone who uses them agree to put them away immediately after use (yourself included).