The Right Tool for the Job

At some time or another, I heard or read that the key to doing anything well was to use the right tool for the job at hand.  For some reason or another, I have a hard time following this advice.  I often use a table knife instead of a flat head screwdriver and a steak knife instead of a phillips screwdriver. I've used toothpaste for spackle.
I use nails and screws interchangeably. Books work well in place of a vice to hold things in place while glue sets.  And speaking of glue, regular white school glue mixed with a cotton ball works a lot like wood glue.  I've used my teeth instead of pliers and/ or vice grips, which may account for that crack in my back tooth that lead to getting a dental cap.  Today I used the bathroom scale to mail a letter. ( Ok, to weigh a letter.)  My bathroom scale is digital but the smallest unit is one tenth of a pound.  My weight  (which will remain undisclosed) before and after holding the letter did not change which means the over-sized letter had to weigh less than one tenth of a pound. Do the math....the letter can not weigh more than 2 ounces. By putting on enough postage for two ounces, I was able to  put the letter in the mailbox for pickup by my friendly postal worker and avoid driving 20 miles round trip to the post office to weigh the letter.
I admit that my methods are often inefficient, and sometimes utter failures; however, they often work well enough to get the job done and I get some satisfaction from the process. It makes me feel creative. I can hear the theme song to MacGyver in my head.