Looking at my old soot-covered leather gloves from my first year in '98

Back then, I'd just shake the brush out over the driveway, but now I use a HEPA vac on every job because of what we know about creosote dust. Anyone else keep an old piece of gear around just to remember how it was?

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3 Comments

wade8711mo ago

Totally get keeping something around for the memories, lol. It's cool to see how far things have come.

karen3611mo ago

Honestly, I don't see the point in keeping old gear like that. It's just clutter that reminds you of worse ways of doing the job. We learned better methods for a reason, and holding onto the old tools feels like being stuck in the past. I threw all my old stuff out years ago and don't miss it a bit.

the_lee1mo ago

Yeah, hanging onto a piece like that makes total sense. Kinda get where karen361 is coming from, but it's not about the tool, it's about the memory, you know?