How much did you spend in the past 12 mths?

[Robert WA]

Not a fair poll.

I spent time in the US in the past year and they have "BIG" tool shops over there. Do I have to include the excess luggage charges?

[echnidna]

Around here, I am HWDAFAPL (He Who Does Anything For A Peaceful Life).

....AHHH ..... the peace and solitude of a workshop when the thicknesser is hogging out.

[silentC]

Bob,

You mistake a peacful life for a quiet one. A peaceful life is one where you are allowed to get on with what you want to do with the minimum of domestic disruption

[Guy]

Well being self employed and what ever i but becomes mine anyway i would have spent near on $10K on tools last year, and im off for another spending speee soon once i get the cheque from the Insurance company. Some theiving brats made off with some tools in the garage, it was just a shame they took all my old crap and damaged gear. Even spotted some down smack convertors the following weekend

[echnidna]

actually I knew exactly what you meant.

noise sometimes dissuades unwanted interuptions hence internal peace and quiet.

[DarrylF]

The option 'I don't know, I don't want to know, and nobody's going to make me add it up' is missing

[bob w]

Probably spent around $4000 with bathroom and kitchen renovation.
When we were first married I thought I had the last word at home then after the first year or so I realised I actually had the last two words "YES DEAR"
I wear the pants but the Leader Of The Opposition has impeccable taste when she chooses them for me.
Oh well
Bob

[silkwood]

Silent C, doesn't SWMPG beat you around the head with her golf sticks for calling them golf sticks (or does she call your planes "cutting thingies"?)

Cheers,

[Cliff Rogers]

Originally posted by Iain
....I'm right of course (cautiously looking over shoulder)

G'day.

I always get the last word at our place.... "Yes Dear"

Joking.... does a new shed for $22k count?

I can vouch for the trick where...
"You conceal your illicit purchase for a couple of weeks... "
Also, "Winning" it in a raffel or as a lucky door prize works if it can be bought out of a secret stash.

[silentC]

doesn't SWMPG beat you around the head with her golf sticks for calling them golf sticks (or does she call your planes "cutting thingies"?)

Golf sticks are for hitting balls, golf clubs are for playing the pokies and getting cheap drinks.

She wouldn't know a cutting thingy from a drilling thingy from a banging thingy, so she just refers to anything and everything that happens in my shed as 'doing woodie stuff'.

[craigb]

What Daryl said.

[John Saxton]

Too many tempting timber auctions in my area but I reckon on about blowing about $4k on them along with replacement requirements.....still good to have an interest across all facets of the wood medium.

I reckon on "banking" as much timber as I can with retirement looming in the not too distant future,The one resource in the workshop that is becoming costly irrespective of where you live!

Cheers

[Cliff Rogers]

...I reckon on "banking" as much timber as I can with retirement looming ...

G'day.

Word of warning, just make sure it's stored properley......

I've have had white ants, borers, & tealeafs have a go at my collection...