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I own those, I decree them necessary. I am one of the weirdos who likes these kinds of hose clamps, not as a user experience but for their being the right clamping force, no follow up needed, and working in hot conditions. But my collection of tools for such clamps is large! Am I done...

a) That first guy has a ****** attitude. If nobody works on cars anymore, why the F is this building standing here? 2) What's a half moon keeper? iii) I swooned at the sight of a counter full of paper catalogs in the back of an O'Reilly's about 5 years ago. Had no idea it was still possible...

I was shocked -- I recently went to buy a spark plug for a lawnmower, knew the brand of plug and its number -- and they just went and got it! I think this was at O'R, not Advance. One of my nearby NAPA's got moved a mile up the road but moved to computers and young people forced to think in...

O'Reilly auto parts has made a bid to buy NAPA. https://www.jalopnik.com/2211729/oreily-automotive-offers-10-billion-buy-napa/

There are smaller LED's in the long bar? Because the "Braun" does have a small LED in the tip. And yeah, sometimes that's just the light. Like when peering into an oil filler hole. The "Braun" also evolved a few years ago so its light wand could pivot better and fold all the way in half, which...

Yeah. It's a shame when something on TV or YouTube could have been from a radio news show. Although in this case it's not hard to imagine a machine spraying white paint. Aha! I'll google! Reddit's got a picture! OK, that's paint-ed, not paint-ing. Here's a picture from Britain: OK...

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Habor Freight "Braun" brand (I will never stop using irony quotes) LED flex-y work light. And being able to unscrew the aluminum base and swap out batteries in a jiffy are a big appeal to me, and the ICONs they'd like to sell you for more, no. Basically, their...

I found the Wildes (labeled only as Hyper Tough) not on the tool aisle, but on an end cap kinda in that area, just the other day. And not on the end of the end cap but the side of the end cap.

Hel-LOOOOO!

Just dropping this here for posterior. It's a WWII public health propaganda poster that I used to be able to find with ease on the googletons, but not so much lately.

OK, now I have to track down the old poster.

Mennonite forklift operator:

Union Pacific railroad painting its tracks white in some regions to keep heat out of them, preventing track problems from expansion.

If you want to carry a wee Knipex like that on your belt, check out Etsy, there are holster craftsmen/women making all sorts of neat holsters for various Knipeces.

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The closet project...it's over! Well, the initial idea. New shelves, redo old shelves, and hey, a door that doesn't ****. This pic shows what trim painting has been going on. The outside moulding on this door frame was painted a very dark brown by unknown people of yore. The moulding closest to...

"Class, we have a special visitor today, a man who has been working one-handed for more than half a century." (Bob walks in with running chainsaw, demented grin.) Bob: "And this is my new assistant groundskeeper!" (Emiliano comes in, one leg, crutch, swinging a machete.)

Thanks, it had never crossed my mind as a possibility. For future reference purposes, I found the seller of these kits. $12 with free shipping. https://www.sierravalleytrading.com/EZ-DUZ-IT-CAN-OPENER-REPAIR-KIT-_p_1881.html Over on Reddit, there is a subreddit titled "Buy It For Life", where...

Subaru or Honda? Love the Ko-ken sticker. Now it needs an NGK sticker. Or Nippondenso, whichever one is your bag, baby.