Daily Dirt: This might shock you, Steve isn’t handy

Daily Dirt for July 22, 2021 by STEVE EIGHINGER

Today’s Daily Dirt was prepared with the mechanically challenged in mind. Welcome to Vol. 14:

1. There were more than a few occupations I never had a chance of taking part in, such as:

Mechanic: My dad and older brother were both mechanics and enjoyed anything and everything to do with internal combustion engines. I could never figure out how to lift the hood of a car. Don’t get me started on the art of changing a tire. The only tire I have ever changed in my life — back in the 1970s — was a disaster of the highest magnitude. I put 102 pounds of pressure in what had been a flat tire. A few blocks later, my car crashed into a tree. I have since left such tasks to professionals.

Anything that involves tools: I once assembled some sort of utility stand for the kitchen, which collapsed the first time my wife sat something on it. I have not improved with age. If the computer (s) or televisions aren’t working properly, I immediately call my 15-year-old grandson to bail us out.

2. Best hot dogs in the free world, ranked:

A. Nathan’s.
B. Every other brand.

3. Remember the Etch-A-Sketch?

In the early 1960s, they were cooler than the other side of the pillow. It was Invented by a French technician and originally called “L’Ecran Magique,” according to bestlifeonline.com. The Etch A Sketch bombed hard when it was introduced at a toy fair in Germany in the 1950s, but an Ohio company bought the idea for just $25,000. The magical drawing device, which uses a static charge to move around aluminum powder and plastic beads, became the favorite of just about every kid in the 1960s. The Etch-A-Sketch is still available in many stores today. 

Steve Eighinger offers his daily thoughts at MuddyRiverNews.com