You Know You Are Old When

[MossRoad]

…and children well behaved!

They let children on airplanes back then?

 

[Eagle1]

Quick poll...

How many basin wrenches have you purchased in your lifetime?

Me - 3.

2 - broke the first after 10 years or so.

 

[MoKelly]

Maybe you are old when you call the bathroom sink a basin?

I asked my kids (24 and 26) what a basin was. Both said a depression in the Earth - like the Amazon Basin.

I asked what the thingy in the bathroom was where they brushed their teeth?

Both said “it’s a sink Dad” and rolled their eyes.

 

[jjeff]

I remember I acquired some of my grandfathers tools years ago had no idea what some were used for. Some were surplus tool kits acquired by him after WW2 I think, so I guess I acquired rare specialty tools to fix a Sherman tank or a b17 maybe. Lol

 

[masseyrider]

I remember I acquired some of my grandfathers tools years ago had no idea what some were used for. Some were surplus tool kits acquired by him after WW2 I think, so I guess I acquired rare specialty tools to fix a Sherman tank or a b17 maybe. Lol

During the war the British prized Merican tool kits that were sent with every Merican Packard built Merlin engine. I'm sure that was the case with other lend lease equipment.
The Britts were under such pressure to build war machines they took short cuts where possible.
Their tool kits were just stamped out of soft steal and no chrome finish. They easily stripped and broke.
The Merican tools were properly made and appreciated by mechanics.

 

[orezok]

Maybe you are old when you call the bathroom sink a basin?

I asked my kids (24 and 26) what a basin was. Both said a depression in the Earth - like the Amazon Basin.

I asked what the thingy in the bathroom was where they brushed their teeth?

Both said “it’s a sink Dad” and rolled their eyes.

When I as a kid we called the toilet a Hopper!

 

[scootr]

When I as a kid we called the toilet a Hopper!

A poop hopper

 

[rmonio]

Christmas was great but I got yet another reminder that I’m getting old.

We had a bunch of younger nieces and nephews over Christmas Eve. I had Dean Martin and Bing Crosby Christmas songs going as background music.

My 18 year old niece asked “who is singing”?

I said “Bing Crosby, maybe the best singer ever”. She looks at me and says “who is that”.

OMG in their language.

After much discussion and and a brief survey, turns out NONE of the kids 18 or under had any clue whatsoever about Bing Crosby, Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra. Not a clue.

I am getting old!!!

you forgot Andy Williams, Bobby Helms, Glen Campbell, and Gene Autry!

Yep. When the Rankin and Bass shows come on it is always fun to see people look at those as "NEW"... .

 

[JethroB]

Quick poll...

How many basin wrenches have you purchased in your lifetime?

Me - 3.

Ok. I had to Google basin wrench. So that’s what that thing is.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

Basin Wrench, great tool when you need it. I have 2.

 

[MossRoad]

Ok. I had to Google basin wrench. So that’s what that thing is.
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Yep. I found a couple in my dad's tools after he passed. Didn't know what they were for.
Lost them.
Needed them.
Bought one.
Used it.
Lost it.
Needed one.
Bought one.
Used it.
Lost it.
Needed one.
Bought one.
Found at least 3 in my garage.

 

[Pixguy]

Ok. I had to Google basin wrench. So that’s what that thing is.
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Yup, I need one in Florida and have one up north. Idiot plumber must've swapped the lines in the guest bath. Oh well, make note to bring it down next year. Ya right, like I'll remember that

 

[stuckmotor]

Quick poll...

How many basin wrenches have you purchased in your lifetime?

Me - 3.

One, that I can remember.
Just thinking about working on my back, squeezed beneath a sink, with my head against a wall makes my neck hurt.

 

[stuckmotor]

Maybe you are old when you call the bathroom sink a basin?

I asked my kids (24 and 26) what a basin was. Both said a depression in the Earth - like the Amazon Basin.

I asked what the thingy in the bathroom was where they brushed their teeth?

Both said “it’s a sink Dad” and rolled their eyes.

My mother got angry when I called it a sink. She said it was a "lavatory". My mother was suffering from Alzheimer's at the time and got angry at nearly everything.

 

[WinterDeere]

Quick poll...

How many basin wrenches have you purchased in your lifetime?

Me - 3.

Zero. Inherited one from grandpa's plumbing business, inherited the other from dad. Both still working and complete with all extra pawls, although grandpa's is badly worn, being used in a professional setting many years.

I've sorted all seldom-used tools like that into a fleet of about fifty 16" x 24" Akro Mills stackable bins, of various heights. One for pipe wrenches, another for pipe and tubing cutters, another for tubing benders, etc. Stuff used in the shop is stacked against one wall on the second floor of the shop. Stuff only ever used in the house (eg. painting and drywall tools) is stacked against one wall in the basement. All labeled, all organized for easy location, the only PITA is unstacking and restacking.

 

[BravoXray]

Quick poll...

How many basin wrenches have you purchased in your lifetime?

Me - 3.

None.

Channel locks do the job for me.

 

[MossRoad]

None.

Channel locks do the job for me.

I've tried. Can't get my hands on them up under a narrow vanity.

 

[MossRoad]

Also, seems every time I'm on my back under a sink, the cat comes over to help.

 

[WinterDeere]

None.

Channel locks do the job for me.

How on earth do you get channel locks onto the nut on the bottom of a spigot located between lever handles on 4" centers, and hiding behind a basin? Impossible.

 

[stuckmotor]

None.

Channel locks do the job for me.

Channel locks must be how I got by before I bought the basin wrench.