Power Tools

 

My dad was a carpenter.

That statement would suggest that I might have learned to build things – or at least repair things – around my house. That is not true. But I do like tools. I like that a screwdriver can loosen or tighten a screw more easily than my fingers. I like levels because of the bubble.  And I especially like hammers because hitting things fixes a multitude of issues.

My granddaughters are much handier than I am. In high school, Savana and Sara attended a girls’ summer camp where they used real tools to build real projects and on the final day, each received a pink toolbox full of the items needed to manage household tasks.

Pink isn’t my favorite color, but their workshop inspired me to put together a toolbox of my own which I kept under my desk for a long time. It emptied as tools were used or borrowed and never returned. I was left with one hammer which I eventually moved to the kitchen junk drawer.

Then Sydnie introduced me to Ryobi Tools.

If pink did not seem like a tool color to you, Ryobi’s lime green/black color pallet may not have much appeal, either. But Sydnie collection grows with each new project and when forced to name three favorites, she listed hot glue gun, drill, circular saw, sander, fan and air inflator. (Yes, I know that was more than three, but Nanas never enforce limits.)

Martin was so impressed with Sydnie’s collection he cleared out one wall of the garage for lime green batteries and began his own collection.

So, I am a Ryobi fan-adjacent. And my most beloved piece in the collection is the air inflator.

Have you ever had a low tire and realized it was time to do something before the low tire became a flat tire?

Did you drive around to locate a service station that offered an air pump? Were you able to get enough quarters to feed the air pump?

Did you have your air pressure gauge in the glove compartment?

And were you able to guess when the tire was aired up enough to get home?

That was the “old days.”  New cars have an alarm that tells you there is a tire with low air pressure and a diagram that tells you which tire needs attention.

When “low tire” blinked from my dashboard one Saturday, Martin shared his air inflator. In five minutes, he was able to teach me how to fit the nozzle, start the air, and watch the digital indicator that revealed the pressure. When I screwed the cap back on the nozzle, I stored my new tool in my car and told Martin to go buy another one for his collection.

Ryobi has NOT contacted me to ask that I use my massive readership numbers…cozy readership numbers to become a social media influencer on their behalf.  However, I can confirm that even senior citizens with limited hand strength, compromised visual acumen and poor dexterity will find Ryobi Tools a great resource.

PS - I still keep a hammer in the junk drawer.