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Leatherman Saved My Life

I was driving in my Volkswagen Vanagon camper when out of the blue a car pulls out of a side street and t-bones my van. ... Read the Rest of This Story

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July 2010

Batman

I am a sucker for folks broke down on the side of the road. A few weeks ago I was on my Harley and the weather was in the triple digits. I saw a car with the hood up on the side of the interstate, so I pulled over in front of it and saw steam.  As I walked up a lady and three kids got out (the road was clear of traffic). When I looked under the hood I saw a clamp had come loose from the radiator and of course being hot was spraying a good bit. I went straight for the "Surge" and with a couple turns of the flat head the hissing had stopped.
 
While I was telling the lady I would follow her to the next exit just to be sure, I noticed her boy was staring at the Leatherman, I knelt down and showed it to him, opening up about everything on it.  When it was closed again he asked in a real quiet voice, "Do you think Batman has one?" I said, "Is he a smart man?" He shook his head yes, and I said "Well, he has one then."
 
William J.
Columbia, SC

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