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I thought you guys might enjoy this little SAK anecdote. Recently, my wife and I took the kids to Austria for a ski trip. During lunch one day, our youngest daughter and I were sitting at a long table in the restaurant at the bottom of the slopes, digesting our meal and resting. I took my sunglasses off my head to put them away and one of the ear pieces came off. The little screw (which had been coming loose) popped completely out and, as luck would have it, it bounced and came to rest on the table right in front of me. "No problem!" sez I, as I knew I had my Victorinox Tourist in my pocket ...
... Of course it's armed with one of those little eyeglass screwdrivers in the corkscrew. I took it out and tried to fix the glasses. My 46-year-old eyes must not be what they used to be, so I couldn't see well enough to get the screw started into the joint. So I took out my iPhone and turned on the flash light. My daughter, 6, carefully held that in place while I fumbled with the screwdriver, the tiny screw and the glasses. At last, success!!!
I gave her a big handshake and, as I did that, an elderly Austrian -- or German? Who can tell!
-- couple at our table gave us a round of applause. 
I held up the SAK and gave a smile. The gentleman gave me an approving nod and smile. I didn't ask him to empty his pockets, but something tells me if he did, I would have seen that tell-tale little red tool.
Not exactly a MacGyver moment, but it put a smile on my face.
... Of course it's armed with one of those little eyeglass screwdrivers in the corkscrew. I took it out and tried to fix the glasses. My 46-year-old eyes must not be what they used to be, so I couldn't see well enough to get the screw started into the joint. So I took out my iPhone and turned on the flash light. My daughter, 6, carefully held that in place while I fumbled with the screwdriver, the tiny screw and the glasses. At last, success!!!
I gave her a big handshake and, as I did that, an elderly Austrian -- or German? Who can tell!
-- couple at our table gave us a round of applause. I held up the SAK and gave a smile. The gentleman gave me an approving nod and smile. I didn't ask him to empty his pockets, but something tells me if he did, I would have seen that tell-tale little red tool.Not exactly a MacGyver moment, but it put a smile on my face.
