Handbags   (The sad, the bad and the ugly. Non-productive stuff here.)

I frequently use one of these. I use for all sorts of things, from pipe soldering to starting barbie charcoal.

But whenever I do, my thoughts stray to when I used one of these.

I do not doubt that the former is able to perform the task better than the latter.

But the task of priming with meths, of managing to succeed when so many people would fail at the task etc etc... the exercising of some knowledge and skill... always leaves me with the feeling that something is missing with the LPG torches.

A trivial example, I know. No doubt many tasks have become de-skilled as technology develops.

Anyone else find the rituals of the past are a thing they miss?