sure about exactly what they mean don’t sweat it, we’ve got your back. There was a time when we didn’t understand their significance either. We’ve learned and we'll share. 
Consider this an open invitation to visit our 
Workshop
Just as NASA has Houston to monitor and control their expensive space toys, Dirty Shirt guys and girls need a workshop, or at least a workspace, to control their environment.
If you want to get straight into the Tools section you can bail out now and ignore all of the critically important information presented here. Hey, our feelings will only be slightly hurt you big meanie-ignorer.
Houston Is A Nice Place To Visit
Actually it isn't but we know one thing is for sure: we wouldn’t want to be whizzing around in earth orbit without Houston reminding us that we need to roll the windows up before re-entry. Houston is exactly like the Dirty Shirt workshop – only they pack theirs with PhD’s and we pack ours with good attitudes minus the sensible shoes. The workshop is definitely a place where sensibilities come into play. It’s just that we take it past our shoes and into everything else that needs to be improved or has to be fixed.
I Need To Find My Happy Place
So, Houston is sort of the brains of the space operation. It’s where the big decisions are made and where problems are solved. It’s the same for the workshop - a little dustier but it’s still command central. No, really. It’s the place where everything and we mean everything, gets fixed, built, or otherwise handled. It is the nerve center that is used to provide therapy for a bunch of physical possessions that make us nervous. Everything is on its way to a failure of some sort and we need a place to work on the patients. If they’re not sick yet they will be. Our shirts didn’t get dirty because all is well with the world.
Okay, I Definitely Want One
The Dirty Shirt workshop is where the big repair decisions are made, where building happens, troubleshooting occurs, plans are made, freaky lov’n starts, a family meeting or two is conducted, dinner is served, busted knuckles are bandaged, new four-letter words are invented and it’s usually good for a little heat-stroke and frosty toes and fingers to keep you coming back. And that’s just the short-list of things that come to mind.
How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?
If you want to do Dirty Shirt work and save yourself a bundle of money you have to have a place set aside to conduct real business. What you do not need is a Cowboy stadium-sized space to get things done. A simple table with good lighting will get you farther down the road than a warehouse with a single 40 watt bulb.
Call Me Fidel
If you’ve got your eye on your kid’s bedroom for your new work area, we would discourage you from considering this option; for about five minutes. Then we’d send junior packing with a note on his back that reads “economic refugee.” You pay the bills and the deed says so; they’re really just squatters with an implied occupancy permit. If you think about it, possession is nine-tenths of ownership. Plus, you’re bigger than they are. Invade, Castro.
I'd Like My Twenty-Fours Chromed Please
So what is the most important can’t live without, must-have, and useful-as-Cialis part of the workshop? 
Other than a table and good lighting, it has to be the wheel; yep, the wheel – or more specifically, the caster. And you thought we were going to say screwdriver or tool-belt. Not here. Nothing can beat the wheel. With the exception of one workbench (we have three) in the Dirty Shirt workshop, everything that is a part of the shop is on wheels. If it came with wheels that was a bonus; if it didn’t, we added them. Adding wheels or casters is just uber-useful. It gives you the ability to reconfigure your shop, in its entirety, in less than 10 minutes. If whatever you’re working on now doesn’t fit into your space, give it 10 minutes and it will. Regardless of a person’s physical stature, a shop reconfig can be performed quick-like. We talk more about how this is done elsewhere on the site.
Who You Call’n Irresponsible?
We think it’s just irresponsible to tell people that the only way they can fix their stuff and handle their business is to have a big shop to do it in. True, you need a place to work and you need to be able to see what you’re doing. The tighter the space is the more useful wheels become for moving your stuff around and making the most of your space. Beyond that, everything you do to improve on these basic components is gravy. Notice how there’s no mention of power in the short list? Hey, run an extension cord if you need to get power to your work space. It’s nice to have power right there next to your work table but it’s not a requirement. We’re setting priorities here. Let’s keep wants and needs separate.
I’m Full Of Great Ideas
We’re really big into recycling and using items that we’ve repurposed for our shop. We were into repurposing before repurposing was cool. It saves a bundle of money. Before you toss, donate or pass-up a good garbage-picking-find, ask yourself if it might be useful in your shop. A 1950’s sewing machine, discarded cupboards, metal racks, old carpet padding, pallet wood, and even a server equipment cabinet have all made their way into our shop and have served us well.
The Dirty Shirt workshop has grown over the years and has evolved into quite a bit more than the original corner it used to occupy. But again, it started out small and grew as our skill sets and our needs changed. We think the best point to remember is that you use what you have and if you take care of it, it will take care of you.
See the Dirty Shirt workshop video tour and shamelessly steal any ideas that you like. Keep your eyes open on trash pick-up day. Your favorite, keep it for a lifetime, best work bench ever might be sitting at your neighbor’s curb waiting to be hauled away.