Monday, March 21, 2016

C o p p e r: Like Father, Like Son



My dad was an electrician.  So is my brother.  Recently when my brother was visiting he brought some copper wire along with him to skin.  He collects it in 5 gallon containers and then sells it - just like my father used to.  Except my dad did it all by hand, and my brother has a nifty skinning machine that he wanted to show my dad.  My father spent a ton of his free time skinning wire, selling wire, and then used the money to take take my mom on vacation.    I had forgotten how much a part of my life history this was until I saw my brother and he showed me this photo.  My dad would always be skinning leftover wire and putting it into buckets just like these.  This is my brother's cache.  I wonder where he's planning to go on vacation?    

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