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This is the exact feeling I always had with my big ass tool box on my tiny ass truck. "Hold on, y'all need a kitchen sink? I think I got one in here." I still remember how good it felt the exactly one time I had all of the tools required to do a parking lot clutch swap just on hand in that thing when a friend blew their clutch up.
That's something your great grandchildren will talk about.
So I worked security (night shift rent a cop, not like IT) for over a decade. On multiple occasions, I'd get snowed in, and unable to leave, or relief wouldn't show, and because of the way the law's written, I legally can't leave until relieved.
I got into the habit of keeping everything I need in my car. For literal years, I could have comfortably lived in my car for over a week on a moments notice. To include an inverter, hot plate, small tv, game system, literally all the trappings of an apartment. I still keep some food and a sleeping bag in my pick up at all times, because you never fucking know, man. You never know.
Eta: forgot the whole reason I was replying before submitting. Lol
On a few occasions, I have saved the freaking day for friends or coworkers. Hungry? I got the foods. Ripped your pants? Portable sewing machine. Bored and no cell signal? How about we play some video games or watch a DVD? It's an amazing feeling to be the dude who just has the shit you need
Only on Lemmy does someone on the internet have to specify working security as rents op and not IT lol
Yeah, actually, now that you mention it, I never had to specify before. Started doing that after mentioning it a few times and people thinking I meant cyber security lol
Is your car a semi truck? How do you fit all that?
In my last car, most of it went in the trunk. I currently drive a pick-up because we have to have a way to haul my mom's power wheelchair, so it mostly goes behind the seats folded up. I don't have the TV or anything like that anymore. But some ramen noodles, an inverter, a kettle, a sleeping bag, pillow, change of clothes, extra shoes, light blanket/thick sheet, couple towels, first aid kit. Oh, and water
I drive a van, and it's full of tools, food, and miscellanea. You want an ice cold lemonade? Here you go. Pruning saw? Better take these gloves too. Any gague of fishhook in particular? Protein bar? No worries. Deodorant? Keep it, I have others. Hammer drill? Why don't you just put your feet up in this camp chair, choose a book from the library, and let me do it for you. I'll just fetch my steel cap boots and work coat first.
You had the clutch too???
I've had an axleshaft in the back that someone needed one day in the middle of nowhere. Took about 20 minutes to swap and I just took his old one in trade so I could put a new Ujoint in it and throw it back in my heep.
"Dude, you're not going to believe this, but..."