Strange creatures

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Folks, I would like to share a thought or three with you.
Over many years of tinkering with cars, I have bought countless amounts of 13mm and 1/2" spanners and sockets.
They go missing, so I buy more, and they in turn go missing.
I have had several ideas as to why
1) A burglar that breaks into garages and steals said spanners and sockets. Unlikely, as they would nick everything.
2) Jackdaws. A bird that likes shiny things, but why 1/2" sockets and spanners?
I have come to the conclusion that there is a strange creature that lives in the dark recessses of the garage that takes and hoards them.
I spoke with a psychiatrist at great lengths abouth this very subject, but he was not able to give me an answer. He did give me some very nice 'smarties' though, which I thought was very generous.
When we moved house, I cleared the garage, which involved shifting an old chest freezer.
Underneath the freezer were half a dozen 13mm & 1/2" spanners and sockets!
Proof!
I have garage monsters! Funny thing is though, the bu**er has followed me to Hampshire.
Does anyone else have similar experiences?
I have a feeling that the 'monster' in question is also responsible for stealing socks from the dryer and draining my beer stocks.

[schuee]

Folks, I would like to share a thought or three with you.
Over many years of tinkering with cars, I have bought countless amounts of 13mm and 1/2" spanners and sockets.
They go missing, so I buy more, and they in turn go missing.
I have had several ideas as to why
1) A burglar that breaks into garages and steals said spanners and sockets. Unlikely, as they would nick everything.
2) Jackdaws. A bird that likes shiny things, but why 1/2" sockets and spanners?
I have come to the conclusion that there is a strange creature that lives in the dark recessses of the garage that takes and hoards them.
I spoke with a psychiatrist at great lengths abouth this very subject, but he was not able to give me an answer. He did give me some very nice 'smarties' though, which I thought was very generous.
When we moved house, I cleared the garage, which involved shifting an old chest freezer.
Underneath the freezer were half a dozen 13mm & 1/2" spanners and sockets!
Proof!
I have garage monsters! Funny thing is though, the bu**er has followed me to Hampshire.
Does anyone else have similar experiences?
I have a feeling that the 'monster' in question is also responsible for stealing socks from the dryer and draining my beer stocks.

Our washing machine, expects to be fed socks, screws etc on a daily basis, and also I have the same problem, I just cannot explain the reason why my beer stocks deplete so quickly   :lol:  :lol:

[Mudlark]

Will you two keep your gremlins and monsters under control - one of them, if not both has depleted my beer stocks      :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Team Landzuki]

We also have a strange creature lives in our garage but he likes tying extention leads and air lines in knots!!!

[Boggert]

I've got a really scary one it leaves bits of drad pray lying about.... oh hold on it confusing it with the cat!  :x
The one I'm thinking about keeps stealing the spenner for my grinder... :twisted:

[gtomo2]

i find that if you buy a "spare" spanner and throw that in to a cornor first before getting any tools out the tool monster leaves the tool box alone

[muddyjames]

I find not having a garage but a shed (tools get so tightly packed the monster has no where to hide) and the alcohol doesnt get stolen as I am a t total so no alcohol to pinch

As for things being tied in knots. The monster did that to my xmas fairy lights this year :lol: Extension cable ok though as it is on a real!!!

[Dennis the diesel]

Thank you!!
I thought I was the only one who had this happen - SWMBO said 'it's because your getting old' - i am now convinced there is a creature in the garage.
Mine also seems to eat instruction leaflets - I have no idea how to use my old 'Colourtune' kit (but with 2xTd5, 1x200Tdi and a 2.5 td, it's not that important!).
There is also a humours side to him - I assume its 'him' as he's in the garage - when i've been out to purchase another 'whatever' to replace the missing item, it has magically re-appeared in the tool-box or on the bench - is this a common thing to yours?

As for the beer stock disappearing, the only 'cure' is not to leave any around, i.e. drink as much as you can (unless you are driving, of course)
Maybe we could start a 'support group'?

Chris

[Tailendcharley]

:)  :) Funny you should mention such things as this...I have a mate who has a huge garage for his tools and an even bigger workshop...apart from the mentioned 13 mm and half inch spanners he also looses large items like compressors,drills and spirit levels...he then goes out and buys new ones...I had a look round his property and found 4 compressors all lurking in dark corners....obviously he's suffering from the dark hairy monster as well...  

    Terry Smith  

[bilge rat]

the dreaded spanner monster round here seems to like 10 mm sockets and spanners. dare say i'll either find them in the kids toy box or me dads toolbox. alan......

[Range Rover Blues]

My problem is tidying up.  I know where everytning is 'till we tidy up.  Eventually I get sick of looking for tools and buy another.

Oh, and lending them.  I own half a dozen ball joint splitters, I can find 3.  2 at least I must have leant out and never got back.

Don't ever ask to borrow my tools.

Tim has to come over to my house and use them under supervision.  It's not that he can't fix things at home (he still has a 'phone to ring Julie for help with wheelbearings ) it's more that halfway through a job you realise you need something you havn't got to hand.

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

This topic has obviously broght to light an oft known but but little talked about phenomenon.

Does anyone have any photographic evidence of said creature?

[POTASH]

i can have a spanner next to me on the floor,goto pick it up and its dissapeared.so crawl back out from under vehicle take everything out my toolbox and find it at the bottom, how does it happen its weird :?

[Range Rover Blues]

Yes I know that feeling well.  Sometimes I'll loose the tool I'm using for MONTHS until it's replaced.

[schuee]

This topic has obviously broght to light an oft known but but little talked about phenomenon.

Does anyone have any photographic evidence of said creature?

managed to get a pic at last, it was a tough job though, managed to back him into a corner, wouldn't give the spanner back  :lol:  :lol:  he is a scary blighter  :lol:  :lol:

[att]

I have loads of 13mm and half inch spanners and lots of 12mm...I only have a couple of 10mm.
Maybe this monstor is calling in on me and leaving things behind!

I will see if I can get a piccie.

I will get the wife to sit up all night tonight armed with a torch and the camera. :lol:

[mark.yellow.series.3]

i wonder if you can fool him and buy loads of cheap spanners, and puposley leave those lying around, whilst leaving the snap-on gear alone.

[schuee]

i wonder if you can fool him and buy loads of cheap spanners, and puposley leave those lying around, whilst leaving the snap-on gear alone.

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Dennis the diesel]

A scary update!
Following on from my post yesterday;-
Showed SWMBO this topic - from what she said, he seems to have got cold over the last couple of nights and has come into the house!
Some bits from her sewing machine have 'gone', same as the remote for her mp3 player, 2 packs of cheesey tuc biscuits, several cans of cider and roughly 1/2 a bottle of rum, plus a litre of coke.
We must be vigilant, friends, or the bu**er will have your Christmas dinner!
Perhaps to force him back to the garage, leave a bag of sprouts out in the middle of the kitchen floor - if that don't work, we might have to call in the professionals - Ghostbusters!!

[TDi90]

lol - this topic makes me giggle :D

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I've been thinking more about this. Perhaps the Spanner Gremlin or whatever else it is known as, has a cousin that tends to creep into my house, usually after I've had a few. It leaves the door unlocked, upsets the dogs, before finally creeping upstairs and booting me in the head several times before putting a coating of fur all over my tongue! That could explain why I always feel like crud after drinking ale!
Most fascinating!

[Boggert]

I've just been into the loft to get the Christmas lights and it must have got in there tangled all the lights and loosened the bulbs...
Even Christmas is not safe from them  :shock:

Is there a trap we can use to catch them??

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I've just been into the loft to get the Christmas lights and it must have got in there tangled all the lights and loosened the bulbs...
Even Christmas is not safe from them  :shock:

Is there a trap we can use to catch them??

Oh yes, a 13 mm socket linked up to a trip wire mechanism that sets off a pound of semtex! That'll stop the little blighter!

[Lee_D]

There is a trend emerging here.....

It seems many peoples 13mm spanners are being 1/2 inched.......



 :lol:
ok ok......

[TDi90]

LOL i like the rhyming slang!  :lol:

[Boggert]

I've just been into the loft to get the Christmas lights and it must have got in there tangled all the lights and loosened the bulbs...
Even Christmas is not safe from them  :shock:

Is there a trap we can use to catch them??

Oh yes, a 13 mm socket linked up to a trip wire mechanism that sets off a pound of semtex! That'll stop the little blighter!

Hmmm, Might give it a go however concerned it my damage the garage! and the rest of the house :shock:

[Dennis the diesel]

Lord Shagg-Pyle
You are correct sir!
The garage gremlin, for want of a better description, DOES indeed have a cousin, who is commonly known as the 'beer monkey'.
These are mostly nocturnal creatures who's main 'task' in life is to follow unsuspecting members of the public back to their homes after a night out.
As you have found, they lie in wait until you are indoors, they sneak in through the cat-flap or some other entry-point, they upset pets, cause havoc with the contents of cupboards and fridges, leaving a right mess in the kitchen.
When you are sleeping, they move your clothing around so that when you (finally) awaken the following day, you can't find anything that doesn't have a 'stain' of some kind on it, your hair will resemble Ken Dodd's and your mouth will have been s**t in by the monkey -this explains the 'bad taste' when you awake.
When they eventually leave your house, to return to who knows where, their final act is to leave half a Doner kebab on top of the television and take £50 from your wallet
I did, in my younger years, undertake extensive, and unpaid research into the behaviour of the 'beer monkey' and found them to be more active at weekends, holidays etc. With Christmas nearly upon us again, I urge you all to be extra vigilant!
Sadly, I can offer little in the way of help to stop these 'devil creatures' from invading our homes, although drinking a pint of water before retiring to bed seems to have some kind of effect on their behaviour - If we were to go out, armed with 'Super-Soakers' we could give the blighters a soaking  - it must be worth a try!

Fight the good fight fellow Mud-Clubbers!

Chris

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I wonder what the creature is called that sneaks into my bank account and nicks my wages?
Oh sorry, I forgot. Thats my wife! :roll:

[Boggert]

I wonder what the creature is called that sneaks into my bank account and nicks my wages?
Oh sorry, I forgot. Thats my wife! :roll:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Jake]

And who said that giving a smurf steriods and an apprenticeship was a bad idea?
 :lol: