I will have phone conversations to pass the time as I travel back and forth down Interstate 55. I can only stand hearing the same song repeatedly played on the radio. Let’s face it the telephone can be the only source of social contact in this fast place world.
On this particular day, I was visiting with my friend Nate Reinhart, Nate,of course, also was looking to defeat boredom. We have a tendency to talk about everything and anything. Somehow, the conversation turned to tools. Nate noted how versatile the cresent wench was.
Its not just a size adjustable multi tool, we decided. As tools go, the wrench is a hammer, a pry aperatice, a gear puller, can or a bottle opener, and a stir stick. A cresent wrench is truly a very multi functionary tool, no matter how misused.
I have even seen a cresent used as a hitch pin.. Nate witnessed it used as a clamp.He even suggested it used as a measuring device. Carpenters can use it for a stud finder, although the drywall may never be the same.Being a Lawn and Garden guy, I’ve actually used a cresent as a wheel chock.
The tool can be used recreationally, Maybe as a tent peg.or a boat anchor. A baseball bat and maybe a Javelin. Losing it from the Javelin toss could lead to a great game of hide and seek. Perhaps in that reguard if a dog is present, it could be used to play fetch. I guess a kid would enjoy the game too.
How about medicinally? Think about the relief of stress. Tossing the tool could relieve pent-up tension. The wrench could make adjustments of aditude. Maybe thoroughly cleaning the cresent it could be used as a substitute for anatheshesa? Maybe not, that might cause undo bruises.
An emergency tool! It can’t be used as a seat belt cutter but as a glass breaker. Of course, morality issues come into play whether a person is breaking in or breaking out.
Cresent wrenches come in many sizes. A small one could be used as a key fob. In that regards, a larger one could or couldn’t be used as a theft deterrent. Some gas stations use ridiculous large objects as anti theft for bathroom door keys. A cresent wrench probably would never be returned. Even with the proper moral mindset. The tool is too useful.
I admit that some of these uses may seem to condone violence and theft. Please understand I DO NOT condone such things. This celebration of the crescent wrench is just another attempt at satire.
Nate and I had a long list of uses, some practical, some maybe not. I leave it to you, the readers of my musings, to create even more imaginative ideas.
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