Enough is Enough

I was using this needle nose pliers recently:

"Omega" the last letter of the Greek alphabet, that should have been a warning.  I also used to have a matching diagonal cutter but stopped using that due to poor performance.  I got both tools at a True Value sometime during the 1980s.  Unfortunately these pliers don't always hold that well, the stiff piece of copper wire slipped and I ended up pinching my index finger:

it hurt like crazy, luckily the skin wasn't broken

Doesn't look like it's that bad but this is the umpty-umpth time this has happened.  So I've finally decided to replace this finger mangler with something of better quality.  Probably I'll get a Klein, Xcelite or Channellock - some brand I've heard of.  I'll see what I can get on Ebay (the only place on the island with tools happens to be a True Value so forget that !).  

Has it really taken me 70 years to learn something so basic ?  Buy cheap tools at your own peril !

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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