Allow me to vent. I just set about a ‘quick fix’ of something in the house, and wanted to capture my frustration with screws. It’ll have certainly be one of my ‘pet peeves’ whenever I get around to documenting them. WTF is it with the concept of/retention of the ‘Standard’ vs ‘Phillips’ head screws? Once we had the ‘Phillips’, what possible benefit/reason is there to still produce and sell the ‘Standard’. They suck. There’s nothing about them that is functionally superior to the ‘Phillips’ style, which is far easier to use and does not slip about, not to mention the hassles of switching between screwdrivers or bits. So why are they still out there? Can’t we recognize and evolve, even if it’s just in tools and hardware? Grrrrrrrr.
Friday, August 18, 2006
A Screw Loose
Allow me to vent. I just set about a ‘quick fix’ of something in the house, and wanted to capture my frustration with screws. It’ll have certainly be one of my ‘pet peeves’ whenever I get around to documenting them. WTF is it with the concept of/retention of the ‘Standard’ vs ‘Phillips’ head screws? Once we had the ‘Phillips’, what possible benefit/reason is there to still produce and sell the ‘Standard’. They suck. There’s nothing about them that is functionally superior to the ‘Phillips’ style, which is far easier to use and does not slip about, not to mention the hassles of switching between screwdrivers or bits. So why are they still out there? Can’t we recognize and evolve, even if it’s just in tools and hardware? Grrrrrrrr.