sticky-fingers repairman

Probably left it at his last job, and needed another one.

I'd expect at least a few contractors to use HF tools. I know I do. I've got HF volt meters in various tool boxes. For what I do, they work fine.

"Other"

You mean like your busted door jams and ripping off little, drunk, old ladies?

They stole a new makerer (huge/big one) off the site the other day.

Just write "dead man" on your tools. :-)

-- Oren

"I didn?t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."

I was just joking. I have a bunch of HF tools that work fine too.

I'm only a DIY guy, and for example, I would never have bought a hammer drill if it weren't very cheap.

Stormin is a DIY guy too... sorry for the insult. :-)

Call the repairman and ask if he has seen it. Being 99% sure doesn't do much without proof.

Like most said, probably a mistake, or at least easily claimed as one. Not like the sunglasses that disappeared when I had carpet installed recently. I have an entire toolbox a tree guy left at my place almost five years ago. I called the company at least 3 times and left it under my carport for someone to pick up for a year. Now it's in the shed. I barely looked in it, but seems full of useful stuff.

Finding the keyboard operational George Becker entered:

By all means call the company and ask. It's not all that unusual for a tradesman to pick up a tool that isn't his. Not deliberatly, just happens if you aren't careful. I used to have all kinds of equipment left behind and customer stuff brought back by techs after field calls. I seem to have the opposite problem with things being left behind. like 50 feet of coax from a sat. dish install, a ladder, lots of hand tools and a couple of DMMs. I usually call the company and let them know but most times they say "Keep it". They did pickup the ladder. :) Bob

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Don't try to drag me into your petty fights and I won't get into your petty fights.

Thanks for a high class, noble answer.

"frank megaweege" wrote

Had a guy come lay some travertine tile. About twenty squares, which he put on with four blobs of mud, one on each corner. He wanted a lot more money after putting down twenty large squares. You could hear the hollow sounds, and I knew it would not be long before they would crack. He never came back. He left a Metabo grinder, a nice wet tile saw, a 6' Metabo level, and some various cheap tools.

I sent him a registered letter letting him know he had abandoned the work and tools, and demanded payment for the tiles he had incorrectly installed. I never heard from him.

I have absolutely no problem using those tools, as I figure I paid more than they were worth.

The next guy on the scene did a beautiful job on the travertine.

Steve

A $10 multimeter? Forget about it. Probably picked it up by mistake. I am sure he has left tools all over the place too.

Wasn't dragging you into anything... I just made a statement.

Chris, quit trying to act and post as a true HVAC professional. I have read your recent crap at alt.hvac, where you want to 'hack-in' a cooling system on an oil system. Anybody (with limited HVAC knowledge) knows your a hack, you will continue to be a hack and you don't care about getting the proper training. Don't forget that you have been offered a reward to pass NATE exams, which you have ignored many times.