Is this true in your camp??

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

We sold when Brother John died of black lung. I'm asking this question of all my tools. A lifetime of Snap-on that I brought home with me @ retirement. Box and contents weighs 1200 lbs. My son doesn't even change his oil. He's a keyboard guy, not a wrench.

There is someone that will want that tool set. Its rare to see a son follow in his fathers footsteps. My dad was a nuclear physicist. He worked for General Electric in their nuclear weapons department. He was very handy. his main tools were a hammer, vise grips and a crescent wrench. He could do damn near anything with those tools. He fixed everything he owned. If he threw something away no one could fix it.

I did not follow his path. I went right from High School to working construction. I excelled at my construction career and it has been very good to me. He saw a car as transportation. I liked hot rods and race cars. I too am a DIY guy. When my dad died i got a few things from him. I got his 2004 Silverado pick up. a few hammers and vise grips and his dreams. I never dreamt before he died. Immediately after he passed i started to dream all kinds of things. He told me many time he dreamt like a full color movie. I always expected to see him riding with me in the truck. That never happened though. Truck was totaled about a year ago. Now i just have the dreams, vise grips and the memories.