Am I getting too obsessed with scroll sawing?

[MarieC]

Last night I had a dream that my husband forgot to lock our shop and someone came in and stole most of my tools including my scroll saw!  I can't remember what other tools were stolen but I remember looking at the spot where my scroll saw was and it was just any empty spot.   It was an awful feeling when I woke up but after I realized it was a dream I was quite thankful.  Has anyone ever had a dream like that?

[rafairchild2]

Yes, you are getting too obsessed with scroll sawing...

For your penance, you must scroll, 1 Puzzle, 1 toy of your choice and 1 Intarsia, all while saying, 15 hail saw dust, and 10 our wood, full of grains.

After that, double-check your doors and windows when leaving, add an alarm sensor and perhaps a Blink security camera. 

Now rest well my child.

[ChelCass]

Hubby locks his workshop but I never lock mine.  My she shed is in the backyard and we have a 90 lb Rottie.  Everybody who goes by knows she's here.  Hubby's shop in on the other side of the yard so he needs to lock his. I also have pictures of everything in my shop and serial numbers just in case!

[Sycamore67]

I would instal a security system.  We have one and.sensors on our shed.  

[Gene Howe]

The back acre of our 2 acre property Is surrounded with an 8' chain link fence. I never lock the shop in back, behind the house. In fact, the overhead door is always open in the summer. The shop interior is visible from the street at a certain angle. 

I'm not too worried about theft.  I'd be more worried about an injury to any would be theif. My shop is not the neatest and, in the dark, someone is likely to trip over a tool or stack of lumber. 

[Joe W.]

In our age of specialty medicine, I'm sure you could find a therapist with a major in tool dreams and their meanings.
Me thinks you are repressing something. (at least that's what my therapist always tells me )
But just to be on the safe side, get one of those baby monitors and put it near the scroll saw so it will wake you up when somebody does try to walk away with it. 

[MarieC]

6 hours ago, ChelCass said:

Hubby locks his workshop but I never lock mine.  My she shed is in the backyard and we have a 90 lb Rottie.  Everybody who goes by knows she's here.  Hubby's shop in on the other side of the yard so he needs to lock his. I also have pictures of everything in my shop and serial numbers just in case!

Yes, I think pics and serial numbers are great ideas to help me sleep better....a Rottie is also alot of help!

[MarieC]

5 hours ago, Sycamore67 said:

I would instal a security system.  We have one and.sensors on our shed.  

Great idea....We had one of those 'Ring' things but it died.  Might have to get another one...

[MarieC]

4 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

The back acre of our 2 acre property Is surrounded with an 8' chain link fence. I never lock the shop in back, behind the house. In fact, the overhead door is always open in the summer. The shop interior is visible from the street at a certain angle. 

I'm not too worried about theft.  I'd be more worried about an injury to any would be theif. My shop is not the neatest and, in the dark, someone is likely to trip over a tool or stack of lumber. 

Gene, unfortunately I am kind of a neat freak so that probably wouldn't happen to me....

[MarieC]

1 hour ago, Joe W. said:

In our age of specialty medicine, I'm sure you could find a therapist with a major in tool dreams and their meanings.
Me thinks you are repressing something. (at least that's what my therapist always tells me )
But just to be on the safe side, get one of those baby monitors and put it near the scroll saw so it will wake you up when somebody does try to walk away with it. 

Wow, a baby monitor would be a good idea and they cost a lot less than a security system...thank you for that suggestion!

Edited October 2, 2023 by MarieC

[Mark SW]

Marg try a driveway alarm system.

Mine is placed about in the middle of my shop. You could just do a google search goes NOT have to be amazon. 

Pretty sure I got mine from Ace.

Amazon.com : wireless driveway alarm

There is help and support systems in place.

[TAIrving]

In answer to your one question, yes.  The details are different, but the dream is essentially the same.

In answer to your other question, you are asking the wrong crowd.  To the rest of the world, we probably all seem obsessed with our hobby.  To us, we are perfectly normal, having found a rewarding hobby which we would willingly share with the others, but they just don't understand.  

[Gene Howe]

11 hours ago, MarieC said:

Gene, unfortunately I am kind of a neat freak so that probably wouldn't happen to me....

My wife is a neat freak, too. She doesn't come into the shop often and, when she does, I hear about my slovenly habits.

[MarieC]

21 hours ago, Mark SW said:

Marg try a driveway alarm system.

Mine is placed about in the middle of my shop. You could just do a google search goes NOT have to be amazon. 

Pretty sure I got mine from Ace.

Amazon.com : wireless driveway alarm

There is help and support systems in place.

Mark, thank you so much for the link, that is an excellent idea.  I remember the old rubber tubes that went "ding-ding" when someone rolled over them with their car...this seems much better! 

Edited October 3, 2023 by MarieC

[MarieC]

17 hours ago, TAIrving said:

In answer to your one question, yes.  The details are different, but the dream is essentially the same.

In answer to your other question, you are asking the wrong crowd.  To the rest of the world, we probably all seem obsessed with our hobby.  To us, we are perfectly normal, having found a rewarding hobby which we would willingly share with the others, but they just don't understand.  

Thurman, Oh, thank you sooo much for letting me know that I am not alone with this type of dream!  It makes me feel much better.  Yes, we at least have a very healthy hobby ... It actually makes me more productive....in that I get all my chores/to-do lists done more quickly these days so I can do my scroll sawing   Thank you again!

Edited October 3, 2023 by MarieC

[Charlie E]

Good dreams are just a memory for me. Now I dream that I’m back at work even though I know I’m supposed to be retired and I can’t find my work truck or work clothes, etc. Or I’m back in college and can’t remember my class schedule. I can definitely tell a difference in how I feel in the morning after a night of lousy dreams.

[Gene Howe]

IDK if I dream. If I do, I can't remember them. So, what else is new? My CRS mode is always on.

[MarieC]

16 hours ago, Charlie E said:

Good dreams are just a memory for me. Now I dream that I’m back at work even though I know I’m supposed to be retired and I can’t find my work truck or work clothes, etc. Or I’m back in college and can’t remember my class schedule. I can definitely tell a difference in how I feel in the morning after a night of lousy dreams.

I am sorry you have had crummy dreams...wonder why?  I usually have pretty good dreams, but occasionally I would have those bad college day dreams like yours, which occurred even while I taught college...weird.  Maybe I was having empathy for my students   I hope you have happy dreams again soon! 

[MarieC]

12 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

IDK if I dream. If I do, I can't remember them. So, what else is new? My CRS mode is always on.

Gene, I get forgetful at times especially when I am doing to many things at the same time....Like "Now, why did I come in this room?" 

[Charlie E]

18 minutes ago, MarieC said:

Gene, I get forgetful at times especially when I am doing to many things at the same time....Like "Now, why did I come in this room?" 

My mind wanders too much. Often when I’m getting ready for a shower at night I bring a towel and wash cloth to the bathroom and see the towel and washcloth I already brought laying there.  Once while I was getting them out of the hall closet I thought, “I already did this” and was proud of myself for remembering. When I went in the bathroom, there were my two separate towels and wash cloths I had brought earlier.