I love it that I can surprise even the experts. Especially the boys I hang out with Saturday mornings. It’s the highlight of my week, pulling the Cool Tool out of my bag, and watching their faces. They never know what to expect.
This week: the hand drill. No cords — and no batteries, either. Elbow grease, pure and simple. The boys were charmed, and I hope you will be, too.
Mike Asch, my co-host, and one of my favorite people in the world, turned to me today during one of the breaks in our show today (you can tune in Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on WBNR/WLNA radio 1420/1260 AM) and remarked to me: “The tools you bring in… I either haven’t seen them before or I haven’t seen them in a long time. They ARE really cool.”
I got such a thrill, hearing that from such someone so fast-thinking, imaginative and learned.
We sit at a round table; like schoolchildren in class, always in the same spot — me, next to Nick, the engineer (a nicer guy you will not ever meet); Mike next to me; then Lee Derario, the Friendly Neighborhood Architect, whose passion for green building and reducing waste is as sincere as it sounds; then Bill Barschow, who is so funny I often have to turn away from the mike to keep a distinctly unladylike snort from going over the airwaves, but whose hands-on knowledge of building is vast and deep.
At any rate, here it is: the marvelous hand drill. Perfect for those times when you just don’t feel like dragging out the big guns.
Functions on good old-fashioned elbow grease. Makes any sized hole, and it makes it pretty quick, too — and while you’re at it, tightens those biceps.
Check out the You-Tube video I made for an in-action shot of how the item works.
Love you all,
Elizabeth
