OMG... I need a bigger shop.

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  1. ratio411

    ratio411 Member

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    I have been trying to organize my shop lately, and between employees laying stuff around willy-nilly, Dad passing and his stuff piling up in my shop, and quickly running out of space... I isn't working.:cry:

    I am overwhelmed. I have business equipment and vehicles I cannot store indoors anymore. All my vehicles never fit anyway, but now I can only park one van and one trailer. My Sprint is outdoors now. I have more 'stuff' than your corner hardware store. I love tools, but dayum.

    Now we just might see a hurricane this year...

    Sorry. Just had to vent...;)

    The pics say it all.

    Maybe next week I finally get it sorted out.
    I am going to try my hardest. The Sprint will really need to fit in there if this storm comes this way. The driveway it sits in right now has a view of the Gulf. My shop is a half mile or so inland, so it is a substantially safer place for the cars.
     

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  2. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Let's hope so Dave. I thought the same thing 3 years ago when I put 3 Mavericks at our dealership which was 1 mile inland. Got 4 ft of water in them. :cry:
    Let's just hope there is never another Katrina.
    Oh, I agree...time for a bigger shop! :cool:
     
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    ford84stepside Lone Wolf

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    Dave, like Dan Hines said before, Mavericks aren't easily replaceable. Park the van in the yard [if it has insurance on it], put the Mavericks in there any way you can. And you can send me some of those spare tool boxes and other stuff. :rofl2: Nobody needs that many tools!:D
     
  4. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Hey,
    Atleast you have a shop! I have half my stuff in my garage & shed, and the other half in one of those 10X20 storage places, and thats just my work stuff, Maverick stuff could fill another 2 car garage.
     
  5. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    thats alot of stuff.
     
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    Im too late... Thats the first thing I though when I opened the pics.

    Hurricane time... Dads stuck on the road and may not make it home in time to get his freshly painted Mav to safety. (its still in the assembly phase) St. Marks FL was 8 feet or more under water when Denis came through a couple years ago.
     
  7. rayzorsharp

    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Hopefully it will weaken before it gets there. We've all had more than our share of hurricanes the last few years.
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    I showed that picture to my wife and said "and you thought I had a lot of tools".:thumbs2:
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    You have plenty of shop...

    See all of that empty space above the stuff?

    Hint. Hint.

    Put in a ramp or a lift and make a two storey shop.
     
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    I have considered that.

    You know, back in better times, I had permission from 'the boss' to buy a lift and put in there... But I decided to hold off.:rolleyes:
     
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    We all need a bigger shop.
    I need more room for cars, machine tools, sand blaster, and benches (etc...)
    I don't think you can have too much space.

    (its like a girlfriend or wife who wants too much sex)
     
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    Blast cabinet... :drool:
     
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    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    I wish I had this problem!

    Being the helpful guy I am, say the word and I will haul off some of that junk for ya....
     
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    i measured my garage and if i parked my car in it, i'd have about a foot to walk past the front of the car. what were the builders thinking! :huh:
     
  15. ratio411

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    Well, the storm is pretty much here... but it's just a bloated rain shower. Nothing to fret over.
    However I did make a bit of progress and get the Sprint squeezed into the shop anyway. You can't walk around the car with everything packed in around it, but it's safe and dry.
     

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