Had to choose between a new anvil or fixing my truck's brakes last week

Went with the anvil, then my truck rolled into a ditch trying to get to the hardware store. What's the dumbest trade-off you've ever made for the shop?

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joel_adams792mo ago

Feel your pain, man (did the same thing with a welder once).

oliviabennett2mo ago

My uncle once skipped buying a new furnace for his house to fund a complete engine rebuild on his 1972 Ford pickup. He spent that whole winter wearing a coat inside while that truck sat perfect and unused in his freezing garage. The pipes burst in February and cost triple what the furnace would have. Sometimes we fix the toy and break the tool we actually live with.

william32026d ago

Ha oh man @joel_adams79 I see we're all part of the same "fix the toy, break the house" club. I once skipped replacing my leaky water heater to buy a vintage drill press, then had to mop the basement every morning for three months.