December 2008

Skeletool-CX and Wheelchair

I never leave home without my Skeletool-CX. One day while evening-strolling in the park I saw a kid on a motorized wheelchair struggling to get the wheels moving. He was in the car park and there was serious danger of him being knocked down by cars if he didn’t get out of the way soon. I offered to help him and asked him what the problem was. He showed me a screw deep on the bottom of the battery box. It was the battery's terminal screw which had worked loose and dropped inside the box. That was why the electric motor couldn't work. His hands couldn't reach the screw because there was not enough space in the box. I used my Skeletool's plier which easily picked up the screw where no hand can reach, and then tightened the screw back onto the battery terminal. All the time he was watching me and was grateful for what I had done and you could really see he loved the Skeletool.

When the motor started and the wheelchair came alive he was laughing and clapping his hands. As a parting gift I gave the Skeletool to him and you could see the joy in his eyes. He needs the Skeletool more than me!

Mr. Lim H.
Singapore