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Re: [OM] Re: philosophy of choosing brands of tools

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: philosophy of choosing brands of tools
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 09:16:22 -0500
>In a message dated 1/31/01 6:48:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>miaim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> In the end, cameras are controlled light traps. They vary
>>  in their range of control and their ability to trap light, but in the end
>>  they are merely traps.
>
>
>Mike, I would bet you don't make your living with your hands.  Those of us 
>who work with tools and machinery don't think of them as "merely tools".  A 
>good tool is a work of art to the craftsman who uses it, an ingenious 
>blending of form and function.  You can pound nails with a $5 hammer, but if 
>you want to experience the joy of driving nails, you get a $30 Estwing.
>

Yeah, it broke my heart to have to sell my Snap-On tools a couple of years 
ago. They were precious gems to me....
-- 
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright


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