abstamaria
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My mother passed away in 1991 when she was 82. A few years before she died, she gave me two, large adjustable wrenches, carefully wrapped in waxed brown paper. She said the plumber borrowed money from her and left the wrenches. My mother wasn’t a moneylender, but some times poor folk would come to her for help. She never charged interest or asked for security, but the plumber insisted that she keep the wrenches until he returned. He never did, and my mother worried about him. After several years, she decided to give them to me.
The wrenches are by Dowidat, so I knew then they were good wrenches because the tools that came with the family Mercedes carried that brand. Indeed, they were beautifully made and quite workmanlike in a black finish.
I should note that I do not like to use adjustable wrenches and, as with many here, prefer the correct size wrench. Accordingly, I hardly used my mother’s wrenches all the decades I had them. But I liked seeing them in the tool drawer, because they reminded me of my mother.
Today I was replacing large oil lines on the Dino and found I didn’t have a wrench for the large fittings. Carefully, so they wouldn’t slip, I used my mother’s wrenches. They worked beautifully, and now the job is done. Thank you, mom.
The wrenches are by Dowidat, so I knew then they were good wrenches because the tools that came with the family Mercedes carried that brand. Indeed, they were beautifully made and quite workmanlike in a black finish.
I should note that I do not like to use adjustable wrenches and, as with many here, prefer the correct size wrench. Accordingly, I hardly used my mother’s wrenches all the decades I had them. But I liked seeing them in the tool drawer, because they reminded me of my mother.
Today I was replacing large oil lines on the Dino and found I didn’t have a wrench for the large fittings. Carefully, so they wouldn’t slip, I used my mother’s wrenches. They worked beautifully, and now the job is done. Thank you, mom.
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