[GH85Carrera]

My tools are a lifetime long collection of tools. The tools that are my favorites and I would not sell are from my dad or grandfathers. My mom's father had few tools but I have his bench vise on my workbench. I can't help but think of him every time I use it.

I have a tool box that I got from my grandfather. It is a wooden box, with sheet metal nailed to the surface. The nails are all handmade nails and I suspect it was my great grandfather's tool box. It only has the large items in it like huge pipe wrenches, and my circular saw. It is no beauty, but it has a long family history.

May of the tools I use regularly were gifts from my dad as Christmas presents or birthday presents. I have several hand tools from my father-in-law that his son and grand-kids did not want. He was a true mechanic and would fix anything in the house or any car.

One thing I use every time I fire up lawn equipment is my gas can. I remember as a kid using it to fill up grandpa mower. It is an old 5 gallon oil can with a screw on caps. Almost every time I go fill it up someone offers to buy it. Dad got it from grandpa and both of them used it regularly.