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Borrowed a neighbor's clamp for a deck board
It made the job much easier than I expected. Do you swap tools with people on your street?
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lee4597mo ago
My street has a shared lawnmower that gets passed around like a community cookie tin. We swap tools all the time, which saves everyone money and garage space. I'm mostly on the borrowing end because my own tools are a sad mix of duct tape and hope. Last week I returned a drill with sawdust in it, which my neighbor just laughed about. It builds a nice sense of trust, even if my contributions are mostly apologies for broken bits. Honestly, without this system, my deck would still be missing boards.
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leos897mo ago
Back in my last apartment complex, we had a community ladder that everyone used. @lee459, your system sounds even better with all those tools getting passed around. I was always the guy borrowing stuff too, and my apologies were pretty much a weekly thing. It really does build trust when people don't get mad about sawdust or broken bits. Honestly, more neighborhoods should try this instead of everyone buying their own junk.
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grant.skyler7mo ago
Wait, a COMMUNITY LADDER? @leos89 that's wild to me, those things are a lawsuit waiting to happen. It's one thing to share a wrench, but a whole ladder? That's next level trust right there. Your old complex must have had some seriously chill people. I'm totally with you though, the tool pass-around system is the best. It just makes the whole street feel more like actual neighbors instead of strangers who live next door.
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