By golly...I think I've got the Glick!

I’m not sure whether it’s cool or a curse, but I just inherited a ton of boxes loaded with over and under workbench paraphernalia that once belonged to my dad. And it’s got me about as giddy as a cheerleader at a pep rally.

My dad (actually my step-dad) never met a tool, or anything else for that matter, that he didn’t like. In his defense, he was a product of the Great Depression; a time when having anything was considered a blessing.

But you oughta see these boxes! There's just no way one photo can capture it all. Hey, I really like old tools and stuff, but just how many screwdrivers does one man need? I am now the proud owner of no less than 40 screwdrivers of various style, size, and worth, along with over 20 pairs of pliers, uncountable assorted tools, and associated goodies. Twine, drill bits, connectors, clips…Folgers cans, two gallons of STP(?)…and cool stuff that may be tools or something else altogether…I really can’t say.

I don’t know why I inherited the love of ‘stuff’ from my father. He had two natural sons that never did give a rat’s whisker about anything mechanical, let alone old and rusty. So why me? It’s not like I spent my young, impressionable years with him. He and my mom got married when I was in 10th grade, and I suffered a memory lapse for a good 10-years after that. Could it possibly be that when he and I resided under the same roof I was somehow injected with this infectious disease through osmosis?

Maybe this is what he was talking about when he’d ask me, “What’s wrong with ya, ya got the glick or something?”

I never was quite sure what the ‘glick’ was anyway…even though I ask my kids the same question all the time. In fact my 13-year old daughter doesn't pass a junkyard without saying, "I bet there's something in there we need dad." Maybe she's got the glick too.

Anyway, I do know one thing for sure. I won’t ever throw any of my newly acquired goodies away, even if I never know what some of it is.

God speed Pappy, and thanks for the glick.

JB