Sad

[Wongdai]

A sadness shared is a sadness lessened I'm hoping.

I'm splitting up with the missus, and I have to move out. No biggy, except I am so sad to leave my beloved shed. I built it myself and it is setup just the way I like.

It was a happy place, and I am so upset to be leaving it.

I've had so many happy times in there by myself, with my daughters, and with fellow woodworkers (hello to Juffy and Gomez) that it feels like a part of me, rather than an inanimate object.

:(

I'm sure only a fellow shed-ite would understand.

[Pops]

Hi Wongdai,

I hear ya mate. Sorry to say. Hope you are able to find suitable diggs and can take all your shed tools with you.

You will always have those happy times. Also hope a new shed will be not too far down the track.

Cheers
Pops

[stuffy]

:(
Sorry to hear that Wongdai.
It's hard keeping a relationship together for the sake of your shed.
You may not feel this way at the moment, but there really is plenty of lovely sheds out there, and when the time is right you'll find another shed that's just right for you.

Best Wishes
Steve.
:)

[Woodwould]

If you and your daughters all enjoy the shed together, then why cant you wife sling her hook and leave you all in peace?

[Kev Y.]

Hi Wongdai,

I feel for you, but look at it from this point.. that shed was phase 1, a nice set up, with ALMOST everything you needed..
the next one will be phase 2, use this to add those little extras that you wished you had done in phase 1.

How do I know this ??? well I am in the planning stage for PHASE 3..

[RufflyRustic]

Hi Wongdai

Sad news indeed. I bet your shed is just as sad as you are:C but, yes, Hopefully now you can build/setup another shed for yourself and be just as happy in it. Just think of it as this one is all grown up now and is being released 'into the wild':cool:

[Pops]

Hi Wongdai,

When you get sorted out with digs and need a hand to move stuff or set up a new shed then just give me a call. If I can help I certainly will, (I'm not too bright but I can lift stuff). :)

You have my mobile number. All the best mate.

Cheers
Pops

[Mr Brush]

You need to organise a Shed Moving Party.....:D

With enough blokes underneath it, fuelled by sufficient beer, its surprising what can be lifted and moved in one piece....:2tsup:

Either way, I hope you won't be shedless for too long.

[specialist]

That's bad.

I feel for you.

I hope that you can take your gear. There'll be another shed, probably better than before.
Hang in there.

Robert

[artme]

Sad indeed Wongdai!! Like having to get rid of comfortable old shoes.:(:(

[Dave50]

sad days indeed but it must be remembered the shed is merely a vessel which contains the current memories, your "new shed", wherever it may be, will very quickly fill up with "new" memories, friends and family will follow you to that happy place as well, take care

[Wongdai]

Thanks all,

I knew that you would all be understanding of my turmoil.

Big props to Pops for the offer - thanks mate. I haven't got new digs yet but when I do I will let you know. There might even be a glass of red available at the end of the day. :)

Of late, I've been spending as much time as possible in my current shed. I finally finished off the perfume atomiser for the youngest daughter - unfortunately I still have a lot to learn about wood turning, but she likes it. And I have commenced a sheoak coffee table for my eldest, which hopefully I can have finished prior to my departure

At least my wood heap will be smaller to move this way.

I actually found a rentail property today that advertised having a "good sized shed". Hopefully it is available in my time frame and the shed really is "good sized".

Wangers

[Christopha]

Good luck mate. I split with my wife nearly 5 years ago.... still don't have custody of my lathes etc. I have left a 40' x 40' with 25' skillion on the front shed for a 20' x 10' hole full of stuff. Every so often I visit my lathes and spray them with another layer of CRC.
Good luck with your "Shed Quest"

I would just like to add that I do plan to have another decent shed someday and I am accumulating a few bits and pieces toward that happiest of days. Today I scored 11 5'0" fluoros and a box of new tubes for a very tidy price (Nix!). They should lend a little light....

[RicB]

I'm splitting up with the missus, and I have to move out. No biggy, except I am so sad to leave my beloved shed.

When I read this I immediately thought of that joke ....bloke says to his shrink "my wife ran off with my best mate.......jeez I miss him".:doh:

Don't mean to sound callous about your breakup:(, just when I read your paragraph about your "beloved shed" a it did make me chuckle.:U

Good luck finding another shed (sanctuary)

[Wongdai]

Well, I have applied to rent a place. What a depressing experience.

The house is not too bad, but the shed is a pathetic little garden shed. I will be lucky to fit my gear in there, let alone use it.

If I can put some sort of backing on the carport to fully enclose it, I might be able to turn that into a workable workshop.

Here's hoping...

[ian]

A sadness shared is a sadness lessened I'm hoping.

I'm splitting up with the missus, and I have to move out. No biggy, except I am so sad to leave my beloved shed. I built it myself and it is setup just the way I like.

It was a happy place, and I am so upset to be leaving it.

I've had so many happy times in there by myself, with my daughters, and with fellow woodworkers (hello to Juffy and Gomez) that it feels like a part of me, rather than an inanimate object.

:(

I'm sure only a fellow shed-ite would understand.why do you have to move out?

lots of people split up and stay in the same house -- usually all that's needed is a separate bedroom, or an addition to the shed.

[Wongdai]

why do you have to move out?

lots of people split up and stay in the same house -- usually all that's needed is a separate bedroom, or an addition to the shed.

If only life was so simple. :(

[dazza3690]

Feel for you mate. I am now in phase two. Phase one got a skip and threw all my stuff/tools the lot in. Granted I have now moved 13,000 miles to get away from phase one.
In the final process of boarding out a 6 x 3 shed that phase two bought for me (we put it up together, now that was fun as ready assembled panels). Phase two now lets me loose in tool shops to look at the toys, but keeps a controlling hand on my wallet.
Bet your daughter loves her atomiser and will treasure it, cos you made it for her. Same goes for the table.

Good luck

[dazza3690]

Wongdai.

Just noticed where you live. If you need use of a shed you can pop round here when I finally finish it and kit it out.

Either that or we both stand there with a coffee in our hands discussing best lay out plans. :D

[barnsey]

Wongdai

With you pal - been there myself more times (5) than I care to remember.

Last time went from a 15m long double garage to a single garage :(. Even a 3X3m shed doesn't help :C.

Can't do anything in there.

FWIW hang out for a place that you will be happy with - it's no fun and simply a big frustration to have the gear and not be able to use it much less find it! :~.

Hang in there.

Jamie

[Sawdust Maker]

Wongdai

It is sad when a man and his shed are forced apart
I feel for you

As an alternative, maybe you can rent a shed somewhere?

[la Huerta]

sorry to hear your at a bit of a low point at the moment

i know what it is like to loose a workshop, where i used to live i had all the machines and stuff and made furniture, then the building got sold, and we had to move, with the rental crisis at the time i could not find a place that was affordable with a garage, i ended up having to sell all my machines. and now it has been 3 yrs since i made anything, it is very depressing, i can't even make any noise here without some neighbor winging.

i see this post is a few months old, how did it all work out?

godspeed

[Sir Stinkalot]

The house is not too bad, but the shed is a pathetic little garden shed. I will be lucky to fit my gear in there, let alone use it.


What about the spare bedrooms? One lathe room and one finishing room????

[Wongdai]

i see this post is a few months old, how did it all work out?


Not that well actually. As you say rentals are not conducive to woodworking. I have my tools and machinery in an open ended carport. Certainly not good for them in the long run. I just don't have enough room here to do get organised really.

I know its a pretty poor excuse, as I have seen other people's workshops in really small areas, but I'm not allowed to make any changes to this place.

Hopefully between now and August (when my rental contract expires) I will have the missus out of the old place and will have freed up my assets allowing me to buy a place of my own, with a shed. :2tsup:

Thanks for checking - much appreciated. :) Us woodworkers have gotta stick together.

[munruben]

Hope you find what you are looking for. :2tsup:

[la Huerta]

Us woodworkers have gotta stick together.

if woodworkers can't stick together, than what hope is there.

yeh, i'm renting too, but it is getting to the point where i'm just going to have to find the right sort of items to make that i can do with hand tools and minimal space, that way i can get stuck into some sweet and sawdust, and get my mind back into some passion.


chin up bigboy :U where there's will, there's a way.




La H