I don’t want to say Leo’s shop is a study in chaos.
Wait.
Yes, I do.
Leo’s shop is a study in chaos.
But we are talking about a
remarkable, if not admirable, chaos. For
one thing, the shop holds at least one (and likely two) of everything. The mass of tools and pieces-parts is impressive. We are talking bins of tools, stratified layers
of fasteners, and heaps of elbowed things.
In one spot you might find
engine parts and sprinkler system widgets stacked together in a manner that
would impress Chinese acrobats. In
another, a single box holds incandescent light bulbs, ¾-inch nuts and bolts, a
dear antler, a length of plastic pipe, and small engine parts.
My favorite corner of the shop makes
me wonder if Leo lived by the motto: “You can’t have too many broken
weedwhackers.”
Sadly, Leo is gone. He qualified, in my estimation, as a
brilliant mechanic. He understood
everything about everything. Leo’s son,
Kevin (Toad), now “manages” the place. These
days, we often call Leo’s shop “The Toadworks.”
A few days ago, called Kevin. “I need a couple romex connectors,” I told
him. “Mind if I take a look in the shop?”
“I’ll meet you there.”
It took some digging, but
eventually I found two connectors inside a jar deep inside in a box filled with
whatnot.
I held the connectors out and
announced: “Thank you once again, Leo!”
Romex Connectors
—Mitchell Hegman
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