Free_Opinions@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoWhat item(s) that you currently own do you expect to be using for the rest of your life given that you don't break or lose it?message-squaremessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down13
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareWhat item(s) that you currently own do you expect to be using for the rest of your life given that you don't break or lose it?Free_Opinions@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoMy pliers. They’re passed down from my great-grandfather. He bought them used.
minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 day agoNo, they’re Soviet pliers he bought in the 40’s. They look similar to these: Note the pinchy parts on the outside of the pivot that will cut you if you’re careless while opening the pliers.
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoNoted. In Soviet Russia, pliers cut you!
My pliers. They’re passed down from my great-grandfather. He bought them used.
Let me guess; Knipex?
No, they’re Soviet pliers he bought in the 40’s. They look similar to these:
Note the pinchy parts on the outside of the pivot that will cut you if you’re careless while opening the pliers.
Noted.
In Soviet Russia, pliers cut you!