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Mx. Coreo Jones ([personal profile] digitalemur) wrote2009-04-19 06:56 pm

Yet another thing about adulthood

Yesterday I bought a reciprocating saw and a random orbit sander.

They just sold them to me. Gift card money, in fact.

I am amazed that they'll just let me out of the store with powerful electrical tools like that. Shouldn't I have to take a class? Get a permit?

It was scary to stand in front of all the miter saws and realize that I can buy one of _those_ whenever I want, too. I'm not ready for that sort of responsibility! (And also, I really hate circular saw noise even more than other power tool noise. As it is I need earplugs for things that do not bother typical human beings.)

I dunno, guys, I'm not really a grownup yet, I dunno why they're letting me buy a house and power tools and shit!

ETA: OMG I NEED A SHOPVAC!

[identity profile] jeditigger.livejournal.com 2009-04-19 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Power tools scare the crap out of me.

[identity profile] marginaleye.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
OMG I NEED A SHOPVAC!

You know, sawdust makes excellent "brown" (i.e. carbon-rich, nitrogen-poor) material for composting (as long as it's not from pressure-treated lumber, which is full of pesticides and toxic metal compounds).

[identity profile] meepodeekin.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I don't see how fear of power tools has to do with being not grown up. I like all 10 of my fingers just where they are. For me personally, having a Dex of 7 or 8 makes some things just plain Bad Ideas (tm).

[identity profile] emilymorgan.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
I have that feeling when I go to the hardware store and buy, like, wood glue.

What projects are you working on?

[identity profile] liddle-oldman.livejournal.com 2009-04-20 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it was Dave Barry who wrote that, holding some major power tool, he kept thinking "Shouldn't an adult be doing this?"