My Grandpa's Briefcase

[xjchad]

I had to make a trip down the border near San Diego last week to pick up some parts for work.  Took my wife and 3 youngest kids on an overnight road trip and spent the night in Carlsbad with my Grandma.  She's 93 and loves to see her great grand kids.  While I was there I found my late Grandpa's briefcase in a closet.  Grandma said she'd love for me to have it and I thought it might be neat to use for work instead of my backpack I've been using.  

It's still in pretty good shape, but it was a bit dusty and such.  I went over it with a toothbrush, washcloth, magic eraser, and armorall.  





It turned out pretty good and my laptop fits perfectly!







It rode to work with me today just like it did with him for many years.  :)

[RAM]

Showing my age. I used one like it for years (quite a few years ago). May still be in the attic. Better check! Used to take overnight trips with one and no other luggage. It was a bit thicker than that one. Cool!

Bad Bob

[Steve]

I used one, too, and I'm eons younger than Bad Bob. If a latch hadn't broken, I'd still be using it to carry my meds.

[Reeltyme]

Well, at least I know what age group I am in. I used one like it for many years, even after they went out of “style”. Finally converted to a soft-side one. That’s as far as I went. Never did like he “back-pack idea. Had the computer in the soft side and my tools in a soft side tool bag. Worked for me! Enjoy “grandpa’s attaché! Retro is in!

[Midway Tommy D]

I used a black one for years. Never could stomach the thought of being see as a backpack person unless I was on a bivouac. I always carried my books under my arm on my hip and important documents in a brief case. I finally had to go to a thick expandable leather case when I had 20 or 30 house files I needed to tote around. The hard shell wasn't quite thick enough. I now use mine as a carrying case for my 13" portable flatscreen TV. That hard shell makes for great protection on trips. Nothing better than finding a good use for retro heirlooms.

[Don Champion]

I use mine to store my reels in that I fish with.

[Mike N]

I used one, too, and I'm eons younger than Bad Bob. If a latch hadn't broken, I'd still be using it to carry my meds.

Yeah, Steve, but I heard this is what you carried:

[Jason]

I now use mine as a carrying case for my 13" portable flatscreen TV. That hard shell makes for great protection on trips.

I'm imagining you with that 13" tv on an airplane while everyone else is watching movies on their phones and tablets.

[Midway Tommy D]

I now use mine as a carrying case for my 13" portable flatscreen TV. That hard shell makes for great protection on trips.

I'm imagining you with that 13" tv on an airplane while everyone else is watching movies on their phones and tablets.

Don't, I don't have a cell phone and I quit flying over 20 years ago. Had one terrifying SW hellish excursion to Vegas and back in the late '80s , and during my next flight in '95 I found out my eustachian tubes don't like drastic air pressure changes. Had an excruciating headache for about 10 days and haven't flown since! I take the TV on my remote fishing trips just in case it's raining too hard to go out on the lake.