A good belt
We’re back from a short camping trip. I just took the time to roll up my leather belt and put it away. Like so many other things there is a story attached. I used to contribute my efforts as a technician at an annual conference. Held in a large hotel we were provided with portable radios in order to keep in touch. And when I arrived early on the first day I realized that although I had the radio I had no way to attach it to my waist. And so I headed down into the complex below the hotel to find a haberdashery. About the only place you can find a belt for sale in such a place. I found what I wanted and put this significant cost on my credit card and then headed upstairs. One of the other technicians was very surprised. Obviously he already had a belt and he had never imagined that someone would go and purchase something like that just to be a volunteer at a conference. The belt served me well and it continues to do so more than 20 years later. I think that I had made a wise purchase in retrospect. So much of what we find for sale at the mall is destined to be thrown away. This belt will last me for the rest of my life. Not that I often carry a radio but just in case. After all we never know what need lays ahead. Now I use the belt to carry my Leatherman tool. Too heavy to put into a pocket, too substantial to carry around in my hand all day. Put on a good quality belt the job is done.
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