[AT] Shop Toys For Christmas ?

[dglass]

A couple of years ago my son was working for Williams tool co. division 
of Snap-on tools as a computer programer.  He told me they were going to 
have a tool sale and he thought the prices were going to be pretty 
good.  I gave him a $100 bill and told him to buy me whatever that would 
get and he agreed.  I talked to him a couple of days later and I asked 
him if he got me $100 worth of tools.  He said it turned out that his 
truck wouldn't haul $100 worth of tools . (I thought it was because he 
had a Ford truck)  He gave me my $100 back and said he would just give 
me the tools for Christmas.  He gave me sets of wrenches from 1/4 in to 
5 inches.  (Did you know a 5 in wrench weighs 55 lbs.?) Piles of sockets 
up to about 3 inches.  Half a dozen or so crescent type wrenches. 
Several tool boxes, screwdrivers, flare nut wrenches, ratchets up to 1 
inch drive.  He had to wrap up a couple of wrenches and after I opened 
that, he backed his truck up and we unloaded the rest. The box end 
wrenches I  now have about twenty of each size up to about 2 inches.  So 
far, one 5 inch wrench has been enough. It was an exciting Christmas for 
me. Unfortunately, he left that job for more pay. I thought about 
subsidizing him to stay, but too late. It was good while it lasted.

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