I worked at a construction company where the owner's father came to work after he retired from the gas company. He would accuse everyone of stealing. If you asked for a box of 10 penny nails, the old man would literally count how many you used and ask where the leftovers were.
One day my boss tells me to go with his dad to help him move a piece of furniture in his house. When the old man opened the garage door, he had hundreds of super expensive plumbing tools all engraved with the utility co. name. He had a 55 gallon drum filled with brass fittings. Guy robbed like $100k worth of tools.
>He had a 55 gallon drum filled with brass fittings
most plumbing businesses that I've dealt with don't give a shit what you do with the old stuff that gets torn out during jobs. some guys collect it throughout the year and then turn it in for spare cash for vacations
Not so much that they don't care, but that they can't be bothered. They would have to ask employees to bring back small bits of scrap, pay them to separate copper, brass, cast iron and galvanized, then it takes some amount of space until it has to be taken to a scrapyard that will add their name to a register, meaning that the company now has to pay taxes on the income. It makes sense for big jobs like a teardown of an old building, but to do it yearlong with small bits is just too much effort, too little gain.
I thought my first tool set and bag that I got gifted as a birthday gift from my dad stolen. I thought I had left it in my truck box covered by a canopy (the canopy locks didn’t work), then in my first week at post secondary in the city I remembered that and realized that it was moronic and went to move it, but it was gone. A year or so later when I finally sold my old beater sedan which was prior vehicle for a few hundred dollars, I found the tool set in the trunk while cleaning it fully. I had just forgotten to transfer it over to my truck initially.
When I worked in a hardware store, I would just grab something off the shelf, take it up to the counter and tell the cashier, "Charge that to the warehouse, please." If our bookkeeper made a stink about anything, I'd tell her I'm building $3,000 Weber grills. "Oh, ok."
Not that we had anything really good. Just Channellock and Milwaukee.
When I was 19-20 I didn't have internet access and would frequently go stay at my sister's rent house to use her internet to play vidya. There was a plumbing issue and the house's owner hired a guy to work on it, and I happened to be there when he was there, and it was a good thing too because the dude was tweaked tf out and acting weird. Freaked my sister out and she stayed in the room where I had my PC set up with me nearly the whole time he was there. I was packing (had a rock island 9mm 1911) so I wasn't terribly concerned. After a few hours the dude just walks out of the house without a word, and left his toolbelt and a cordless dewalt drill. After the weekend had passed, he never showed up to get his shit so I just helped myself. He did successfully fix the issue before wandering off. Frickin tweakers man lol
I was doing new construction and had a battery charging a couple houses down. When I went to get it, it was gone. A bunch of illegals were sitting there eating lunch (omggg they work SOOO HAARDD!!) and the one sitting right by the outlet gave me this shit eating grin. They couldn't speak English and there were like 6 of em so I just walked away. Not sure what I could've done.
I have a similar abandoned tool story but I didn't keep it. Few years ago I was trucking and had a blowout about 30 minutes from my company's yard, road side came out and mounted my spare. Guy was chill and we chatted while he worked. After he drove off I did a quick walk around and saw he left his 1" air impact on the catwalk between the cab and the trailer. I didn't have time to wait so I called his employer and gave them the address I was heading to, told them I'd leave it with the front security gate and he could come by and get it. I'll admit, I was tempted to just keep it, but my conscience forbade. Asked the next day and they confirmed the guy did come by and pick it up and was very grateful.
It goes something like this: >borrow seldom used tool from work >use it for a home project, forget to bring it back >eventually the shop tool is replaced
I’ve done this a few times, never intentionally.
not enough
im not talking about stealing from others but to make shure i have a steady flow of tools from my work and into my garage. its usually not done on purpose >bring tool home because i need it for the weekend >forget about it >eventually need it in a hurry at work and buy another one on the company
many
none, but shits like you have stolen several from me. did your dad teach you to be worthless or did you work that out on your on.
Your dremel is never coming back, I also fricked your sister
I highly doubt he has a father.
I fricked your sister as well. Snagged her blow dryer before I left.
I worked at a construction company where the owner's father came to work after he retired from the gas company. He would accuse everyone of stealing. If you asked for a box of 10 penny nails, the old man would literally count how many you used and ask where the leftovers were.
One day my boss tells me to go with his dad to help him move a piece of furniture in his house. When the old man opened the garage door, he had hundreds of super expensive plumbing tools all engraved with the utility co. name. He had a 55 gallon drum filled with brass fittings. Guy robbed like $100k worth of tools.
Bahahahaha. Of course that bastard was projecting.
>He had a 55 gallon drum filled with brass fittings
most plumbing businesses that I've dealt with don't give a shit what you do with the old stuff that gets torn out during jobs. some guys collect it throughout the year and then turn it in for spare cash for vacations
Not so much that they don't care, but that they can't be bothered. They would have to ask employees to bring back small bits of scrap, pay them to separate copper, brass, cast iron and galvanized, then it takes some amount of space until it has to be taken to a scrapyard that will add their name to a register, meaning that the company now has to pay taxes on the income. It makes sense for big jobs like a teardown of an old building, but to do it yearlong with small bits is just too much effort, too little gain.
I thought my first tool set and bag that I got gifted as a birthday gift from my dad stolen. I thought I had left it in my truck box covered by a canopy (the canopy locks didn’t work), then in my first week at post secondary in the city I remembered that and realized that it was moronic and went to move it, but it was gone. A year or so later when I finally sold my old beater sedan which was prior vehicle for a few hundred dollars, I found the tool set in the trunk while cleaning it fully. I had just forgotten to transfer it over to my truck initially.
DFT gay.
TOOL THEIVES BURN IN HELL
that being said...
... several bits, wrenches, and a cats claw have followed me home...
father forgive me.
...and a cordless drill.
... and ladder somehow. don't know who's it is either. i tried to return it and even called around. 🙁
When I worked in a hardware store, I would just grab something off the shelf, take it up to the counter and tell the cashier, "Charge that to the warehouse, please." If our bookkeeper made a stink about anything, I'd tell her I'm building $3,000 Weber grills. "Oh, ok."
Not that we had anything really good. Just Channellock and Milwaukee.
None but my uncle lent me his cordless drill several years back and I still haven't returned it. I'd feel worse but it's a walmart model.
When I was 19-20 I didn't have internet access and would frequently go stay at my sister's rent house to use her internet to play vidya. There was a plumbing issue and the house's owner hired a guy to work on it, and I happened to be there when he was there, and it was a good thing too because the dude was tweaked tf out and acting weird. Freaked my sister out and she stayed in the room where I had my PC set up with me nearly the whole time he was there. I was packing (had a rock island 9mm 1911) so I wasn't terribly concerned. After a few hours the dude just walks out of the house without a word, and left his toolbelt and a cordless dewalt drill. After the weekend had passed, he never showed up to get his shit so I just helped myself. He did successfully fix the issue before wandering off. Frickin tweakers man lol
Any nudes of your sister?
I was doing new construction and had a battery charging a couple houses down. When I went to get it, it was gone. A bunch of illegals were sitting there eating lunch (omggg they work SOOO HAARDD!!) and the one sitting right by the outlet gave me this shit eating grin. They couldn't speak English and there were like 6 of em so I just walked away. Not sure what I could've done.
Based
I have a similar abandoned tool story but I didn't keep it. Few years ago I was trucking and had a blowout about 30 minutes from my company's yard, road side came out and mounted my spare. Guy was chill and we chatted while he worked. After he drove off I did a quick walk around and saw he left his 1" air impact on the catwalk between the cab and the trailer. I didn't have time to wait so I called his employer and gave them the address I was heading to, told them I'd leave it with the front security gate and he could come by and get it. I'll admit, I was tempted to just keep it, but my conscience forbade. Asked the next day and they confirmed the guy did come by and pick it up and was very grateful.
It goes something like this:
>borrow seldom used tool from work
>use it for a home project, forget to bring it back
>eventually the shop tool is replaced
I’ve done this a few times, never intentionally.
a broom by accident
not enough
im not talking about stealing from others but to make shure i have a steady flow of tools from my work and into my garage. its usually not done on purpose
>bring tool home because i need it for the weekend
>forget about it
>eventually need it in a hurry at work and buy another one on the company
I stole some used panties.
i don't steal but i occasionally hide stuff for weeks on end to stir up workplace drama :^)
None. I am white.
It wasn't me.