Scotty wrote:
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Your bike got damaged in your garage? And now you keep it
in a protective case? What do you do if you, God forbid,
want to ride it?


In my garage was a complete shop including milling machine, arc welder,
lathe and drill press, along with numerous projects, supplies and other
equipment. In addition to a storage area it was often used as a shop,
there were numerous contaminants and dust typical of any metal work process.

The example I used could have been any particular piece of equipment,
and any particular area that was easily cluttered. Had I said instead
that I recommend having a dedicated holder for binoculars next to the
chart table and always placing them back in their container, would you
have been less upset?

It seems to me that objects are often misplaced or abused when left
lying around without appropriate protection. Perhaps your experience is
significantly different, but I somehow doubt it.


Are you familiar with the phrase ''Anal retentive''?

SV



Well, perhaps you have the type of mind that can remember everything you
own and know at any instance exactly where it is and have no need what
so ever for any systematic approach to the problem. Surely everyone
else on your boat has this same capability as well, and there has never
been a time when, during a bad storm or other emergency, you needed a
particular item but could not find it. You have my highest admiration, sir.

I obviously lack your talent. On the other hand, those of us who find
ourselves continually searching a very crowded boat looking for a seldom
used item, assigning it a place and expecting it to be there seems to
solve the dilemma. When more than one person is involved it also seems
to work for everyone concerned.

This approach obviously isn't to your liking, but perhaps there are
other readers (far less capable than yourself) that might benefit from
it. To save yourself the trouble of reading any additional posts
beneath your abilities you might consider adding my email address to
your kill file, as I will no doubt only suggest other pedantic solutions
and wouldn't want to waste your time.

Cheers,

Robb

"AMPowers" wrote


Your bike got damaged in your garage? And now you keep
it
in a protective case? What do you do if you, God
forbid,
want to ride it?


In my garage was a complete shop including milling
machine, arc welder,
lathe and drill press, along with numerous projects,
supplies and other
equipment. In addition to a storage area it was often
used as a shop,
there were numerous contaminants and dust typical of any
metal work process.

Oh, a shop. A bit different then the normal garage.



The example I used could have been any particular piece of
equipment,
and any particular area that was easily cluttered. Had I
said instead
that I recommend having a dedicated holder for binoculars
next to the
chart table and always placing them back in their
container, would you
have been less upset?


First off, I'm not upset. Secondly, the binocs holder is a
good idea.



It seems to me that objects are often misplaced or abused
when left
lying around without appropriate protection. Perhaps your
experience is
significantly different, but I somehow doubt it.


Yes, it is. Perhaps I have less ''stuff'' than you.
You would think I'm a slob, but I *do* know where everything
is.



Well, perhaps you have the type of mind that can remember
everything you
own and know at any instance exactly where it is and have
no need what
so ever for any systematic approach to the problem.


See above comment.

Surely everyone
else on your boat has this same capability as well, and
there has never
been a time when, during a bad storm or other emergency,
you needed a
particular item but could not find it. You have my
highest admiration, sir.

Nope, not yet, and thank you.



I obviously lack your talent. On the other hand, those of
us who find
ourselves continually searching a very crowded boat
looking for a seldom
used item, assigning it a place and expecting it to be
there seems to
solve the dilemma. When more than one person is involved
it also seems
to work for everyone concerned.

This approach obviously isn't to your liking, but perhaps
there are
other readers (far less capable than yourself) that might
benefit from
it. To save yourself the trouble of reading any
additional posts
beneath your abilities you might consider adding my email
address to
your kill file, as I will no doubt only suggest other
pedantic solutions
and wouldn't want to waste your time.


Nah, I found your post mildly amusing.

Cheers

Scotty