Proud Moment Today!

[Conductor562]

 Conductor Jr. has always had tools, but mostly the kind of stuff I didn’t care to hit with the mower. Today he stepped up to his first big boy set. He selected a HF 44” roller cab in his favorite color green and $300 worth of essentials from HD. He has wrenches and sockets on his Christmas list, but I think he spent his money pretty wisely covering some basics.

After all we’ve been through this is one of those special days I didn’t know if we’d ever get to share.

Between Christmas and his Birthday he’ll have a fine setup for a boy turning 12.

[strik9]

I am impressed, thats a bit more than the average basics as I know them.

My ten year old has a tote with about ten tools and uses them around the house.  So far nothing destroyed and half hidden.
The hacksaw and hammer are worrisome.

[fatfillup]

Woohoo, that has got to be a big day for a young man.  Congrats to Sr. And Jr.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing

[walrus]

Did you set up an acct. with Snap On man yet ?   

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Did you set up an acct. with Snap On man yet ?   

 

Congrats, Travis!

[Heiny57]

Oh heck yeah! 

[hickory n Steel]

I definitely see some good choices in there, especially the blue stuff 

Congrats, it's good you can share a love of tools.
Hopefully the next thing he does is drags home a thrown away lawn mower you can teach him how to fix.

[skfarmer]

that does look like a damn good start. not much fluff and lots of room to expand.

[goodfellow]

Wow -- what a great start for a pre-adolescent young boy. You certainly set a new standard Travis; well done! He'll remember this moment the rest of his life.

[J.A.F.E.]

Nice selection. Funny I just bought that same set of blue prybars.

But the best part is you have this time to share.

[slip knot]

Congrats on putting the boy on the right track.

[DeadNutz]

That is great Travis and considering what your son went through he may have more appreciation for things than others his age.

[skfarmer]

oh and i forgot to mention, good to see ya travis. i was thinking of you the other fay when i saw something on tools in action. noticed we hadn't seen ya in a while.

[muddy]

Wow that's a great setup to start out with. I didn't have anything near that when I was twelve..... although come to think of it I may have lost that many tools of my father's by then.

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[highland512]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

[Conductor562]

Thanks guys. He’s definitely been bitten by the tool bug. He’s already ordered Tekton’s biggest combo set, and a 3/8” service set on the way and his Christmas list is nothing but tools. We selected Tekton because I’m very familiar with them and admire them as a Company. Best mail in warranty and customer service in the business.  Lot of import stuff, but they’re adding USA stuff all the time and improving their line. He’ll get a lot of bang for his buck now, and when I’m gone he’ll have all the Proto and MAC he can handle. I gifted him a lime green dual 80 to get him started with a good rat.

I didn’t get into tools until I was 14, but he takes really good care of his stuff is is much more mechanical than I was at his age. One of those moments that a year ago I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to share and thank God that I do.

[Conductor562]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

[oldnslo]

Good job. Thats a gift he'll remember for life.

[goodfellow]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

Funny that! These days with the Internet it's easy for teenage boys to find "girly" pics online, but in my day all of my teenage gearhead friends kept our boxes locked because we didn't want our parents to find our stash of Playboy and Penthouse mags --- LOL

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

Guessing he doesn't want Dad borrowing tools!   

[muddy]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

Funny that! These days with the Internet it's easy for teenage boys to find "girly" pics online, but in my day all of my teenage gearhead friends kept our boxes locked because we didn't want our parents to find our stash of Playboy and Penthouse mags --- LOL

I'll have to snoop in GFs box for those rare Playboy issues that are worth money these days. Got any of Marilyn?

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[highland512]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

Funny that! These days with the Internet it's easy for teenage boys to find "girly" pics online, but in my day all of my teenage gearhead friends kept our boxes locked because we didn't want our parents to find our stash of Playboy and Penthouse mags --- LOL

Last I had heard playboy wasn't even putting "those" pictures in the magazine to go along with their written pieces. What is the world coming to.   

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Is this your  secret plan to keep him out of your box?!?!? 

Absolutely! Funny though, My box was always open to him, but he keeps his box locked down!

Funny that! These days with the Internet it's easy for teenage boys to find "girly" pics online, but in my day all of my teenage gearhead friends kept our boxes locked because we didn't want our parents to find our stash of Playboy and Penthouse mags --- LOL

Last I had heard playboy wasn't even putting "those" pictures in the magazine to go along with their written pieces. What is the world coming to.   

I had a subscription to Playboy years ago.  It was really cheap, less than $15 a year, but the content was really turning into garbage and strongly exposed a certain political viewpoint.  I didn't renew it. 

[3bay]

 Looks like a good setup thus far.  Way to go father and son.