“The stirring pattern formed over time in my coffee cup.”
“400-year-old wooden staircase in Prague.”
“Padlock on a pasture gate.”
“When I started my trade 26 years ago, a guy gave me his old Makita. Only had to replace it today because I couldn’t replace the battery.”
“Generations of bunnies have worn a perfect groove in my neighbor’s fence.”
“The jammed wheels of this mop bucket at my work.”
“Purchased my first and only pair in the summer of 2002 to have slip-ons for a football camp when I was in High School. Purchased new ones 20 years later.”
“Mallet after one year of ’persuading’ vs. a new one, but the old one still has some life left in it.”
“6 years later (same table, same wallet).”
“Planting 90,000ish trees takes a few inches of shovel.”
“Replaced the only bottle opener I own after something like six years.”
“These knives at my work have been used so much they’re almost gone.”