Published 2024-10-10
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I have this idea that I don't want a gazillion tags in the site, but I was having a really hard time categorizing this one.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. About 7 years ago (probably more) my in-laws spent the holidays with us, and my father in law got me a Leatherman Signal.
I have never been very good with house repairs, or any kind of repairs or manual work really. Nor with the outdoors, I grew 100% a city boy. But it was hard not to be excited about how cool this little thing was, all the tools it had. I started carrying it with me at all times, mostly because of the novelty factor. When I visited Argentina my friends mocked me for this out of character thing in my belt at all times.
But turns out, it can be SO useful. At minimum, having a knife with you at all times is handy. And it is super convenient to have a screwdriver and pliers without reaching for the toolbox, I've done minor fixes around the house just in time because I had the tool with me. I still remember fondly how I would adjust the little men in the foosball table at a previous job, using the pliers.
Anyway, what prompted this post is that the monitors at work are mounted using these fancy arms that move in many directions[1]. And the desk I usually book had this defect were one of the monitors would start facing down ever so slightly but very noticeably.
Today I was finally fed up, stood up to look what can be adjusted to STOP THIS MADNESS and I noticed there's an Allen bolt that seems to be the one holding it all. So I got my trusty Leatherman out, the extra bits I carry with me, found the right size one for the bolt, and voilà, now the monitor stays at the perfect angle.
So as you can see, you don't need to be an alpha male of repairs or a rugged outdoors man to
benefit from carrying one of these :)
If something happened to mine, I would get another one in a heartbeat. I eventually got one
for both my father in law and my dad. That's how much I became a fan.