I Can't Find My baling wire!/Things you can't live without

[Thogey]

I have/had a roll I bought for 2 bucks at a garage sale years ago and lost it.

I had no idea how much I actually use it until I can't find it. Duct tape sits for weeks.

Where is my damn wire!

What little tool or product would you miss. What small all purpose item do you depend on?

[68Camaro]

Toilet paper, followed by kleenex and paper towels.

2-part epoxy

chlorine bleach (in Florida, can't keep the mold/mildew down without it)

[knibloe]

Toilet paper, followed by kleenex and paper towels.

2-part epoxy

chlorine bleach (in Florida, can't keep the mold/mildew down without it)

Have you ever tried pool algaecide for the mold/mildew? Chlorine evaporates and the yuck starts growing again. The quat in the algaecide stays behind and gives residual protection

[natsb88]

My parents have a house that is in a perpetual state of renovation, my house is partially gutted and undergoing major basement work, my dad and I have been helping out a neighbor with some household repairs, my parents purchased an empty house next to the shop that we have all been pitching in to fix up, and of course we have the shop. So hand tools and power tools and materials are NEVER where you need them.

Even before all that though, nobody in the family can hold onto a tape measure. I swear between my dad and myself and the shop we must own 20 tape measures. But can I find one when I need one? Of course not.

[johnbrickner]

. . . 2-part epoxy . . .

Epoxy can be cured for those who suffer.

[Rodebaugh]

. . . 2-part epoxy . . .

Epoxy can be cured for those who suffer.

I laughed harder than I should have.

Nate wins.....tape measure. I have tape measures everywhere.....and it seems nowhere at the same time. The Wife is always hunting a cell charger and we have enough of them to rewire the house with.

Something I know where to find and use frequently: Heavy single strand copper wire. It has great memory and can be twisted into all sorts of great easy to use shapes and loops to hold something together, prop up a object while paint dries, secure a box fan, ect......

[fasteddy]

My air compressor went down with a bad bearing taking the connecting rod with it...Never really realized how much I use the compressed air. For months I agonized over replacing it, even was at the checkout but decided not to pay the big bucks to replace it several times. Finally ordered the parts and fixed it...$65.00 vs $1400 shoulda been a no-brainer but I really wanted a new compressor....but very happy my old one is up and running.

My 12" crescent wrench can dang near take anything apart and put it back together again.

[pitw]

Carried a pocket knife since I was about 5 and if it ain't in my pocket I don't go out.

[wheeler_dealer]

First pocket knife I ever owned was the first Christmas gift I ever received from my in-laws. Never left my pocket, even swam with it a few times. Owned it twenty years, lost it shortly after my divorce. Miss that knife.
Rather have my ex back though.

[deenz]

My leatherman. I had had mine for years and bought them for all of the guys in my wedding party. It's a fantastic tool/knife.

[johnbrickner]

My wallet, keys, phone (reflection of my age?) and the fanny pack I wear when I work athletic events. That pack has everything I need in a pinch including a Leatherman or two, LED light, roll of tape (you can make shoe laces for cleats with cloth tape,) etc.

[Recyclersteve]

Things that would be hard to live without:

My car
Air conditioning and heating (maybe if I moved to coastal California this would be different)
The internet (including this site)

[pitw]

My hat.

[hobo finds]

a bag with a toothbrush and a comb