u/Entire-Cold-7384

I'm interested in seeing how other mechanics organize their drawers from top to bottom. What do you keep in each drawer, and why?

Feel free to post pictures if you want.

Also, what's the coolest thing you've added to your toolbox/cart?

I've seen things like:

- LED lighting

- charging stations

- speakers

- custom organizers

- even a beer cooler powered by an inverter and a 12V battery

Curious to see what everyone is running.

I've been wearing a pair of Herock safety shoes every day at work, but after 10,000+ steps my feet are killing me.

I'm looking for comfortable safety shoes with a steel/composite toe that can handle long days in a workshop.

What are you guys wearing, and what would you recommend?

I recently made a post asking why people hop onto tech forums to treat them like a live-text walkthrough for basic maintenance (like locating an oil cap) instead of just using their eyes or looking at a basic layout diagram under the hood.

​The replies from non-car people are genuinely terrifying. I have people in the comments telling me that:

​Draining a pan before locating the fill cap is fine because a seized motor is just a "learning mistake" adults easily recover from financially.

​Changing a cabin air filter requires "disassembling the dashboard."

​Brakes are a great "beginner project" to learn on (apparently forgetting that a loose caliper bolt kills people).

​I never needed a master class to learn the absolute basics; I just used common sense. Metal rubbing on metal is bad, engines need oil, so maybe identify the components before you start spinning filters and drain plugs. I view tech forums as a last resort for when even the guys in the shop are stumped by a brutal diagnostic ghost, not as a substitute for basic human sight.

​Are you guys seeing this same total lack of situational awareness in the real world with customers/DIYers? It feels like the bare minimum requirement of "looking at the machine first" has completely vanished.

I recently made a post asking why people hop onto tech forums to treat them like a live-text walkthrough for basic maintenance (like locating an oil cap) instead of just using their eyes or looking at a basic layout diagram under the hood.

​The replies from non-car people are genuinely terrifying. I have people in the comments telling me that:

​Draining a pan before locating the fill cap is fine because a seized motor is just a "learning mistake" adults easily recover from financially.

​Changing a cabin air filter requires "disassembling the dashboard."

​Brakes are a great "beginner project" to learn on (apparently forgetting that a loose caliper bolt kills people).

​I never needed a master class to learn the absolute basics; I just used common sense. Metal rubbing on metal is bad, engines need oil, so maybe identify the components before you start spinning filters and drain plugs. I view tech forums as a last resort for when even the guys in the shop are stumped by a brutal diagnostic ghost, not as a substitute for basic human sight.

​Are you guys seeing this same total lack of situational awareness in the real world with customers/DIYers? It feels like the bare minimum requirement of "looking at the machine first" has completely vanished.