A tool for every occasion Bounder’s never-ending quest to make our lives not
By DRAKE GIFFORD
just easier, but much, MUCH easier, leads us to a full and thoroughly subjective examination of gadgets we absolutely must have (versus wordy opening sentences which we must not have).
The Scruzol Your intrepid reporter was at a meeting one night
when it was announced there’d be a draw for a scruzol. This was greeted with the usual lame one-liners one associates with both of the word’s syllables. It turns out, though, there is such a tool.
Any chips off the ol’ block out there? This charming This handy $19 device features 12 easily removed
screw bits with bit sockets at both ends to slip it into your drill. It’s also magnetic, which means you can nicely “scruz” up your credit card if you leave it nearby. The grip is a bit short for people with even average
size hands. But there’s no denying it’s handy. This reporter only shattered three fingernails trying to push the bits out of their sleeves, a small price to pay for convenience.
7 in 1 Auto Emergency Tool Anyone who’s been in an airport
has seen the Brookstone stores, the mother of all kitschy stuff that looks cool and works about once.
hunk of machinery must have been designed by a fan of the movie “Fargo.” That’s the one where a crazy bad guy stuffs his partner into a wood chipper. Well, when you can’t get your hands on a darn wood chipper, gosh, a log splitter will just have to do, eh? Princess Auto features this baby for just $269.99.
Its main feature is “Adjustable stroke length for shorter cycle times, two-hand safe-splitting operation and hands- free retraction. Of course. Trees − and bad guys − not included.
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INSPECTING GADGETS
then you’ll just die out there in the wilderness. Better buy a Johnny Seven just in case.
Torture Device, er, Log Splitter
This little tool is a driver’s
version of the Johnny Seven OMA, the toy weapon sold in the 1960s. It featured seven neat ways to annihilate kids on the block, including a grenade launcher and anti-bunker missile for the bratty neighbour who hunkered down under his front porch. The $35 Brookstone device won’t
kill anyone because it’s meant to save you in an auto disaster. There’s a seat belt cutter, flashlight, tire gauge and more... everything you’d need short of granola bars and a case of beer. You can attach your keys to it. Mind you, if you’re one to lose your keys,
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