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What is still around, that remind you that life is pretty great.

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waltesefalcon said:
Same here. I have my dad's old "junkyard" toolbox in the shed and my roll around contains most of his old tools. He taught me to buy a quality tool once and use it for life, which, I'd say worked out since here I am still using them.
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I inherited most of my fathers tools.
Most are Snap-On, Craftsman and such.
One of my favorites are the Bluepoint Box End wrenches.
All smooth surfaced with thin box ends, but are indestructible.
I wish I had a full set of them but that might make them less special.
 
I received most of my fathers and grandfathers tools when my parents moved to Florida several years after they retired. My grandson received them and a good amount of my tools when we moved to Florida 4 years ago.
I did use one of my grandfathers handsaws recently because I have no idea where my old electric saw is. Don't remember if I gave it to grandson or packed it were I don't remember..
Rarely us more the screwdrivers, pliers and scoket sets now days.
 
I've got a bunch of old cast iron wrenches came down from my grandfather on my dad's side, he was a farmer. Never knew him, he was killed by a tornado that swept across northern Ohio back in 53 I think it was. But I get touch and sometimes use things going back to him.
 
JPSmit said:
A preacher is visiting one of his parishioners. In the course of the conversation he asks; 'Mrs Jones, do you ever think about the hereafter?'

Oh yes! she replies, I'm forever walking into a room and thinking, 'Now what am I hereafter?'

:D

Back to the thread and in particular posts 2 & 3 and two parts.

a) Old tools. Most of my tools are my own but a few came from my father. In truth I don't really know anymore which are which as they are not noteworthy (were they the black handled pliers or the black handled pliers?) The one exception is a ball peen hammer that came from his tools. Every time I use it I think of him and think of his hands on it.

b) Not so much here but in our previous home in Toronto. There is a Jazz radio station in Toronto and on Sunday evenings they had a Big Band show. I used to love puttering in the garage on Sunday evenings, listening to Big Bands and feeling like I was doing something that had been done for decades.
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I have a couple of tools that I inherited from my mother. She built airplanes during WWII. I can tell that they are hers because they aren’t chrome.
 
John Turney said:
No, Rosie built ships. Her memorial is in Richmond, CA Rosie-the-Riveter-Memorial
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Thanks for the link John. Rosie built a lot more than ships. The web page you provided says that one of the inspirations for the memorial was Clarissa Hicks who was a riveter at Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wikipedia has the following: The identity of the "real" Rosie the riveter is debated. Candidates include:
Rosie the Riveter Day is March 21st. Part of the greatest generation.
 
Certain candies, like Milk Duds; cookies like Fig Newtons; shoes like Sperry Topsiders and Chukka/Desert suede boots all bring a smile to my face when I encounter them and realize that there are still good things in life.
 
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