No, this isn’t a money thread. This is a “can’t keep dirt and grime out of my wallet and my cards never work thread.”
It seems that my cards have little more than a four month lifespan and I can tell by the smeared signature that its a symptom of foreign matter grinding away at the important part of the card.
At any rate, does anyone else have this problem? If so, how do you remedy it?
Perhaps Carhart should market the ziploc carpenters wallet. Hey, you never know it could be big like those lumber pencil sharpeners!
CARPEnter DIEM
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I think I'd try to come up with a secure place to leave them in the truck.
I leave all my cards with DW.
"I leave all my cards with DW."
Yup. That's my solution. No cards. (I do have accounts that don't require cards at my two principle suppliers).
Rich Beckman
Another day, another tool.
I have a wallet, in my back pocket
I have a sore back!
I have cards that don't work, at least not always
Sometimes I have money problems
I have a wife, with cards too!!!!
want to guess what this line should say?
Dan
"I leave all my cards with DW"
You call THAT secure? Secure I guess from the point of view that I know what would happen to them.
You leave your cards with "DW"?
Drywall?
I'm glad to here I'm not alone with this problem. My wife was telling me my cards didn't work because the lead in my as* was demagnitizing them.
I really do keep mine in a zip-lock bag when I know I'm going to wind up wet or soaked in sweat.
Greg.
Edited 10/21/2003 2:10:43 PM ET by Greg Gibson
After my wallet started stretching the leather seats in my truck, i stopped keeping it in my pocket, now stays in the truck. The bonus is my cards last forever now, and my back doesnt hurt as much, chiropractor says its bad to keep your wallet in your back pocket.
My boss has a contractors wallet.
It has 6000# spring hinges and you need a 6 ft. wrecking bar to pry it open.
He never has a problem with dirt cause we do all the scut work, ALL the work for that matter.
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
we work for the same person
I think it is the single biggest problem in the residential construction industry!
But that could be a whole thread in itself.Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am an Experienced Professional!
Yup, my cards don't work either.
-- J.S.
I solved this problem years ago by keeping it in my lunch cooler.
always know where it's at .... and pretty well hidden around strangers ...
day's I plan on eating out I still put some pop and water bottles in the cooler so it's with me pretty much every day .... makes for a good catch all once ya get used to it.
My one buddy calls it my purse .... on a Fri I can usually give ya change for a $5 by scraping the bottom.
Jeff
Buck Construction Pittsburgh,PA
Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite
I lose and misplace important things like that too often to let it get outr of sight.
I almost always wear a vest. It has a breast pocket that fits my cell phone so it's near my ear to hear even with machinery running. On the other side is a zippered pocket just the right size for a wallet full of plastic.
It holds both out of the way in positions where they don't fall out into the ditch when I bend over.
If it's a really hot day and I have to ditch the vest, I put it on the driver's seat of the truck so I don't forget it..
Excellence is its own reward!
I slide a business card between my credit cards to act as a buffer which helps them to last longer than they used to.
I keep my driver's license and some cash in my wallet. Everything else goes into my day planner. I have a really nice one from Franklin Covey. I take it everywhere... even into church... you never know when you need to make a note or something...
Yeah, I carry my Leatherman to church too. I'm just that kind of guy.
Banks have sleeves for them. You can put a cc in it and put that upside-down in your wallet. Keeps it nice and clean.
L.L. Bean used to market a wallet (with a zipper) that has a belt clip...I think the idea behind the clip is that you could clip it inside your jeans for when you were carrying too much cash or whatever and you were worried about pick pockets. I keep one clipped to the back of the visor for gas cards, etc.
Incidentally, if you ever work in a melt room at an aluminum foundry, the magnetic fields from the melting pots will wipe out the strip on any cards you have in your wallet.
Another thing to do in bad parts of town is carry two wallets, one an old one with expired cards, D/L, etc. You can toss that one to a mugger if you have to.
-- J.S.