Getting to use my dad’s socket set and tools to fix a lawnmower engine. I found a slightly burned valve, got one out of another engine we had, lapped it and got the engine running in one day. I loved mechanics so much, I made it a career. Still love to fix things and it saves so much money rather than calling someone to do the work for us.
One of may favorite memories was hanging out with my dad whe he was building things around the house. He had a homemade wooden tool box with all kinds of specialized fittings inside that held the tools just so. It was myy job to put every thing back in the proper place. When I was really little (4-5) I used to put all the curls from planing al over my head. Actually it wasn’t a very different hair do from the one I had naturally!