Thursday, April 10, 2008

My McGyver Tool

My sister and I watched McGyver religiously when we were kids. I think my favorite thing about him is probably every body's favorite thing - he was able to take whatever and turn it in to...whatever else. Even today, I'm always so pleased when I find a tool that was meant for something else, but it works perfectly for the purpose that I have given it!
Yesterday I was looking everywhere for a particular file. I have a whole bunch of files, and I use them all, but nothing would do but the one I wanted. It's not even a file for metal, but it's my favorite tool for filing smooth rounded ear wires and posts. If you've ever worn a pair of my earrings, then you have benefited from this file's handiwork. Guess what it's true purpose is? It's a fingernail file!

What are your favorite tools, and do you have any that were meant for something, but you use it for something else?

3 comments:

Courtney said...

We watched McGyver, too, but I would get so stressed out watching it. You'd think I'd have figured out that he wasn't going to die or whatever.
This is not a tool but I have a jelly jar that I use as a sugar bowl. :) And sometimes I use shoes as spider killers :)

Amanda Conley said...

good ones!

k10 said...

I cannot believe it...I had the same file in college and used it as a screw driver all of the time! Now a have a shed full of grown up tools, I do remember my trusty file fondly.

k10