10-16-2011, 09:48 PM
So, I was emptying my F-250 out and I stumbled across something of my dad's. It was simply an emblem from his old Brockway (big, ancient 18 wheeler) that said 'Diesel' in cursive script.
I kept it because it is a good memory of him and it is kinda cool. It isn't in the greatest shape, but it really shouldn't be either- having been on a truck for a ton of years that sat in the weather.
It got me to thinking- that emblem must weigh a pound. It isn't big, but like most of the older stuff that he had, you could tell the quality of it. All of his tools, even the stuff that says Sears on it, was good, heavy, rugged. Stuff was built back then. It got me to thinking about what it will be like 40 years from now.
Will the next generation look at this plastic and tin box fan that I just paid $10 for (made in China) and think, wow- that is really a quality built item? Got me to thinking...
I kept it because it is a good memory of him and it is kinda cool. It isn't in the greatest shape, but it really shouldn't be either- having been on a truck for a ton of years that sat in the weather.
It got me to thinking- that emblem must weigh a pound. It isn't big, but like most of the older stuff that he had, you could tell the quality of it. All of his tools, even the stuff that says Sears on it, was good, heavy, rugged. Stuff was built back then. It got me to thinking about what it will be like 40 years from now.
Will the next generation look at this plastic and tin box fan that I just paid $10 for (made in China) and think, wow- that is really a quality built item? Got me to thinking...