The new basement windows are working well , the subterranean vault is much more cozy and the Grouch Cave less drafty . I'm still working on where things are going to get placed tool boxes benches and power tools are all getting shuffled around . I have a few four drawer file cabinets that I've gotten for free over the years they make great shop storage for cheap . They are usually the same overall size no matter who made them.         Old lockers also make for good storage if you can find them .  Getting and staying organized is not an easy task to be sure , but having a place for things beats having tools rolling around underfoot getting lost or rusted. I have long been using pegboard by work benches to hang things up, but most of the time you grab something from a pegboard, the darn peg comes along for the ride. I ditched some of that stuff and got some of the Milwaukee Packout wall plates and assorted different tool hangers , and that stuff works really well , its Not Cheap though . looks like it might work ok in the truck as well. I'm going to make a removable mount for in the back of the box to keep the tools all contained and organized if I have to work on something away from home.

 There has been a lot happening lately so not much spare time to post. The well pump died last week so I had no water for five days . I was sick as a dog ,and It was as cold as it ever gets and the fellows were out taking the old pipes apart. I just stayed out of the way so as to not slow them down. I remember when the pump was installed , I was just a kid and Grandpa had Bidtner's Pump service put the new pump in. He knew old man Bidtner and knew he did a good job. The pump lasted over fifty years , so I guess they did it right!

 At work they finally got rid of the Problem Child . Dude is 29 years old and acts like an eight year old. Any time anyone offered any guidance on anything job related , he would take it as a personal attack . Usually how things would go down would be Problem Child would fuck something up , get a coaching and get butthurt and not show up to work for a while. Time of absence directly proportional to amount of perceived butthurtedness . The Powers That BE were starting to look his way with the Eye Of Stink but Problem Child wouldn't take the hint , and decided to put his foot down! Well that was not a good strategy being he was already on very thin ice.