Posted on 08/26/2007 6:36:26 PM PDT by llevrok
I have two of my own, and inherited one from my beloved Uncle - he who took all the wrath I could toss his way for making me drive again after my first and only car wreck -, and one from my Grandfather.
I’m lucky, my corner store still carries fluid, and you can find flint most times at Walmart, tho my corner store still carries flints too.
I’d hate to see an American tradition like Zippo fall by the wayside. It just wouldn’t be the same without the ‘snap’ of that lid to me.
Geez, forgot to mention the five Zippos that my Dad owns too. He’d kill me for forgetting that ;)
I’ve never felt ripped off by the rectangular ones and I’m not sure I’ve noticed that they crap out. I avoid them only because they have that cheap and trashy feel. The absolute most depressing ones are the ones with the name of the gas station on the side.
The smell of the fuel was terrific until they changed it to smell like cat urine. IIRC, it was because of a lawsuit alleging it poisoned some idiot who drank it.
My faithful Zippo was relegated to the junk drawer not long after that foul smelling lighter fluid came out.
Wal*Mart doesn’t carry buggy whips, either.
Bummer. I’ll bet it’s a conspiracy of
car manufacturers. Lord knows supply and
demand is just what they want you to believe.
About 10 years ago the hinge on my 10 year old Zippo lighter broke.
My son, who had given me the lighter, told me that every Zippo carried a lifetime repair warranty. I contacted them and they mailed me a postage paid envelope to send the lighter back to them. At no cost to me the hinge was repaired and the insides of the lighter replaced and returned to me.
Back then a child could buy a lighter. Consequently, this was one of their least expensive models...though of great personal value to me.
> BTW, a Bic can be used to open a bottle cap once you’ve got the technique down.
And a Zippo lighter can be used as a knuckle-duster, if you got the technique down...
http://www.vrazvedka.ru/main/learning/ruk-b/fairbairn-01_07.shtml
This technique actually works a treat!
*DieHard*
It's called the free market, dude.
My Zippo is still there in the top right hand drawer of my dresser along with all the other stuff I don't use anymore but can't bear to part with.
I also have an old Calibri lighter with a map of the Mediterranean Sea engraved on it.It never worked worth a hoot but was too pretty to get rid of.
i’ve got 8 zippos. love ‘em to death. never leave home without one.
sometimes it is hard to find real zippo fluid/ flints, but they sell the ronsonol stuff everywhere.
My Calibri was never any good either, LOL!
Finally, a really important topic ping...
;o)
Finally, a subject with gravitas..:-)
Back before the revenooers started their search and destroy missions on smokers, we bought our smokes from the Senecas in New York, who sent free Zippos with their tobacco. Ah, those halcyon days of yesteryear.
That Zippo "clunk" sound is like a punctuation mark, it's just got substance.
I think Zippos will always be with us unlike their unfortunate cousin, the churchkey.
[/sobbing] not the venerable churchkey!
I’ve done that. I don’t seem to remember it “lightly” burning though. Hurt like hell.
I'm ancient enough to remember when every used car came with one in the glove compartment.
I still use mine to open paint cans with, though.
Memories fade with time, you know....
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