Thread: Trust no One, Ever

I didn't know if or where I should put this, but here it is.
Yesterday, I waited for some guys to come by to fix my internet problems. They decided to put up a very discrete, twenty foot mast on my garage. Whatever it takes, it works now. When it came time for the guy to come into my home I showed him where the PC is and let him get about his work. I decided to wait around to keep an eye on him. They had to run a new, bigger line into my house. To do so, the guy on the inside needed to remove the cover plate over the incoming cord. Next to my PC desk is a small bedside nightstand which I use to put my hones on, hang a strop off and keep things in the drawers. The drawer was open about on fist's with. He, apparently noticed something and reached into the drawer and pulled out my Clauberg Tonsorial Gem razor. He opened it up and looked at it, at which time I warned him it was sharp, thinking the whole time that he was more than rude to reach and grab something of mine. He replied, he didn't have a screwdriver to take the cover screws out. I stopped him with a few whoa, whoa's and some more stern, no effin' way's. I got him a screwdriver. After he was done, I asked him if he was really going to use my razor as a screw driver. He said, "no, not the blade, just the skinny part that sticks out of the handle". Never would, or could I imagine someone would even think to do such a thing. But, I guess it was just a tool to get his job done.
Lesson learned, watch anyone you ever let in your home. I'm just damn glad I was there.

Later all, Don V

Sounds like you was fairly polite to the guy! Id have been dragging him out onto the street. The cheek of some people

Yikes! Imagine what he could have got up to were you not there.

Originally Posted by EisenFaust

Yikes! Imagine what he could have got up to were you not there.

I would only imagine that a straight would make a nice wire-stripper!?

Dude...what a tool!

Good Common sense is not so common.

I believeyou have the legal right to kill him....

I don't like to let anyone into my cave for any reason .... unless I know them well. A workman without the requisite tools ? What is the world coming to ? People like that guy are why we see razors on the bay with chipped off points that were "probably made that way."

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I don't like to let anyone into my cave for any reason .... unless I know them well. A workman without the requisite tools ? What is the world coming to ? People like that guy are why we see razors on the bay with chipped off points that were "probably made that way."

And that Jimmy..is unfortunately what the world IS coming too .

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I don't like to let anyone into my cave for any reason .... unless I know them well. A workman without the requisite tools ? What is the world coming to ? People like that guy are why we see razors on the bay with chipped off points that were "probably made that way."

I don't normally have strangers within the friendly confines of my home. This guys coworker was on the outside of the house feeding the line in. He, I had seen before and had spoken to. I know hindsight is 20/20, and it's always after something takes place when it sinks in, as to what could of or should have been said. One of my faults is that I'm too trusting in my fellow man. It happened so fast as well, he just reached into a drawer, open about six inches, and snatched it up. At first, albeit rude to do so, I thought he was just looking at it, never thinking that he was looking at it as a potential tool. The only reason the drawer was open at all is, I hang a strop from it's handle and when I pull the strop taunt, it pulls the thing open a bit. I totally agree with you in regards to having the proper tools on you for the job. Totally unprofessional.
Even though I'm over a half a century old now, I never stop learning little life lessons like the one I just learned. Besides, my dad woulda kicked my ass if I used a butter knife for a screwdriver, let alone a nice razor.

I just had to share this, I thought it was kinda crazy, and now I know, it was. donv