Post by reddiesel on Sept 13, 2020 17:50:48 GMT
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An old mate Terry from the JDC phoned me up this afternoon telling me he recently had a break in to his lock up over near Harpenden . Thankfully his cars were undamaged but instead his Tools which he had spent decades collecting were all stolen . Having been over at his House many times and indeed in his Garage , I felt really upset for him , many of these Tools were inherited from his father who had been gathering them up since the late 1940s and in many cases were older than the Jaguar Brand itself . There is something really enchanting about a properly equipped amateur workshop with a place for everything and everything in its place , the Engineer will doubtless appreciate what I mean . Heartbreaking to lose all that to some thieving scum . Anyway to get back to his call this afternoon he was on his way to see this Northborough Tools bloke hopefully to spend a few pounds , I asked him why not Sealey , Machinemart or even Halfords ? Close to seventy years of age is the journey over there worth the hassle ? I knew what his reply would be before I had asked the question , there is just something about old spanners and socket sets , a tactile trustworthiness that you just dont get with modern kit , in fact he reckons modern tools just arent as good and I understand what he means .
An old mate Terry from the JDC phoned me up this afternoon telling me he recently had a break in to his lock up over near Harpenden . Thankfully his cars were undamaged but instead his Tools which he had spent decades collecting were all stolen . Having been over at his House many times and indeed in his Garage , I felt really upset for him , many of these Tools were inherited from his father who had been gathering them up since the late 1940s and in many cases were older than the Jaguar Brand itself . There is something really enchanting about a properly equipped amateur workshop with a place for everything and everything in its place , the Engineer will doubtless appreciate what I mean . Heartbreaking to lose all that to some thieving scum . Anyway to get back to his call this afternoon he was on his way to see this Northborough Tools bloke hopefully to spend a few pounds , I asked him why not Sealey , Machinemart or even Halfords ? Close to seventy years of age is the journey over there worth the hassle ? I knew what his reply would be before I had asked the question , there is just something about old spanners and socket sets , a tactile trustworthiness that you just dont get with modern kit , in fact he reckons modern tools just arent as good and I understand what he means .
