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Offline steamup

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How do I clear the table?
« on: October 25, 2014, 04:43:13 AM »
The kitchen table challenge
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Offline DavidA

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2014, 07:09:48 AM »
To keep a table top clean is to challenge the gods themselves.

Can't be done. Accept your fate.

Buy another table.

Dave.
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Offline awemawson

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2014, 10:09:07 AM »
....dunnow .... can't see it all at once as the picture is too big, so there must be LOADS of room on it somewhere  :lol:
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Offline Lew_Merrick_PE

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2014, 12:59:55 PM »
Merrick's 2nd Law reads: Mess will always grow to exceed space available.
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Offline S. Heslop

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2014, 02:15:58 PM »
My secret is to group and align the junk. Put the spray cans and bottles into one area, then arrange the hand tools lined up and parallel to each other, etc. You'll still have all your rubbish piled on the table but people will think it's organized and intentional.
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Offline tom osselton

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2014, 05:21:05 PM »
What you need is side tables!
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Offline Stilldrillin

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2014, 05:44:02 PM »
Dunno about clearing it.  :scratch:

But. If that's the kitchen table..... Your Missis must be a saint.......  :thumbup:

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Offline Ginger Nut

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2014, 09:58:54 PM »
No chance of that happening here  LOML spreads her stuff across table if I put anything there  :whip: move it or else.
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Offline SwarfnStuff

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2014, 12:31:02 AM »
Get a smaller table, then you will have to put stuff away. NO not on the floor! On the other table.  :lol:   On the other hand, if you set your table on a 45 deg slope there wouldn't be much on it. :smart:    Just remember, two things are certain. 1, Any horizontal surface will collect stuff. 2, Any dropped small item will inevitably  roll under the lowest bench you have. At least in my experience it does!
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Offline dsquire

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2014, 02:56:06 PM »
If the table were as big as the pictures there would be no problem.  :D  :)
Cheers  :beer:

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2014, 06:55:33 PM »
I suffered big time with a cluttered work bench so i just got rid of the bench and no more clutter (squeezed in more machines). Mind you since doing that somebody stole my floor and left piles of junk all over where it used to be  :doh:

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2014, 10:49:37 PM »
Found a way to get wife to clear the table of her mess.............."friend of yours just rang she'll be here in 15mins" One thing woman hate is to allow other woman to see a messy table.
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Offline Pete.

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2014, 02:18:19 AM »
Few minutes work each, seriously. How the heck do you get anything done? :D
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Offline krv3000

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2014, 09:37:28 AM »
well ther is two ways to mack things ship shape 1 is to chuck the lot in a box and shuv the box in a corner or get a biger tabel
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Offline DaveH

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2014, 01:27:17 PM »
Quote from: krv3000 on October 30, 2014, 09:37:28 AM
well ther is two ways to mack things ship shape 1 is to chuck the lot in a box and shuv the box in a corner or get a biger tabel

 :thumbup: :clap:
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Offline rowbare

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2014, 02:11:58 PM »
I just don't see the problem there...

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Offline steamup

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2014, 05:47:43 AM »
 :doh: Found the answer
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Offline steampunkpete

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Re: How do I clear the table?
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2014, 02:07:53 AM »
It just requires management and planning.

Before you start cluttering up the table, you lay an old table cloth over it.

Then, when you get to the point you need to clear the table you gather the four corners of the cloth into your hand and pull.

Job done.
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