That old guy at the hardware store set me straight about soldering irons yesterday
I was at Ace Hardware over on Broad Street picking up a new drain snake (mine finally gave out after 8 years of abuse) and this older gentleman, probably in his 70s, overheard me complaining to the clerk about how modern tools just don't last. He laughed and said 'son, the problem ain't the tools, it's that you stopped learning how to use them right.' Then he went on about how he still uses a Weller soldering iron from 1985 and how he replaces the tips instead of buying a whole new station every few years like people do now. It really hit me because I've been guilty of just tossing stuff and buying new when a simple fix would do. I've got a broken lamp at home with a cold solder joint I've been avoiding for 3 months and now I feel kinda dumb about it. Anyone else had a random stranger at a store totally call them out on their repair habits?