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Rodney · 07-28-2004, 07:08 AM

What do you have that's been with you forever, that you've been using and taking for granted for years and decades, that's never let you down until one day you're holding it and say "Damn, how long _have_ I had this thing?"

I was slicing squash for super the other night with this all-purpose kitchen knife -- cuts nearly everything, but not so sharp as to get you in trouble, and a good serrated edge. It has a plastic handle with a pattern of fruits and veggies on it, and I took a look and realized that it was so old that the tomatoes had turned pale pink. Thinking back on it, I bought this knife when I first moved out of my parents' house, nearly 30 years ago -- at the flea market, no less. Three decades of service -- jeez, maybe it'll last my entire life.

What've you got that's useful and reliable and unobstrusive and has been with you forever?

07-28-2004, 07:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Those things you hang on to.... What do you have that's been with you forever, that you've been using and taking for granted for years and decades, that's never let you down until one day you're holding it and say "Damn, how long _have_ I had this thing?" I was slicing squash for super the other night with this all-purpose kitchen knife -- cuts nearly everything, but not so sharp as to get you in trouble, and a good serrated edge. It has a plastic handle with a pattern of fruits and veggies on it, and I took a look and realized that it was so old that the tomatoes had turned pale pink. Thinking back on it, I bought this knife when I first moved out of my parents' house, nearly 30 years ago -- at the flea market, no less. Three decades of service -- jeez, maybe it'll last my entire life. What've you got that's useful and reliable and unobstrusive and has been with you forever?