You said it but didn’t follow through… Safety Dance!!! No musical montage of the classic 80s hit??? I waited for Marc to do it and I was left wanting. Next year, if no one else does it, then I am going to find my Men Without Hats album and do my own video!

Shannon

I enjoyed the podcast. You brought up some interesting, “unsung” points.

I agree with everything you said. However, to take a contrarian view on one point, is it safe to force a person working in your shop to follow your safety practices/techniques? While I understand the idea, you’ve now taken that person out of THEIR comfort zone, which seems as if it would be almost as unsafe. He/she is now using a tool in a manner that they are not familiar with, which in my mind puts them in just as dangerous a position.

If it were me, I would probably take one of your later pieces of advice – “no one uses my tools”.

As usual great show. Agree that all insurance companies will do anything to devalue what you own and shift blame so they are not responsible.

No one goes into my shop except to flash the lights on and off to get my attention – when I am not working (as I am most always wearing hearing protection). Children – forget about it.

My shop door is double locked like a front door with a deadbolt. I intend to replace the lower lock with a combination type door lock or a finger print activated door lock; making it impossible to enter the shop unless they break in.

The other thing about kids especially boys is that they like to push buttons and I would be afraid they would activate a machine inappropriately.

Lending tools – act like Shakespeare – neither a borrower nor lender be. Anytime I lend a tool it never comes back in the same condition – like the “force” surrounding that tool is forever altered.