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One Thermos and Three Generations of Underground Coal Miners
A few years before my grandfather retired from working in the underground coal mines he purchased a new Stanley Thermos to take with him to work. When he retired he gave it to my father who was working in the mines. It suffered some cruel treatment and received a large dent in the side, but still works great. My father retired and passed it on to me, and I've carried it underground only until I realized how sentimental it was and that I'd rather not loose it. If you work in an underground coal mines you know Stanley is the only thermos that will survive the harsh conditions and mistreatment, t...
Topics: Working, Family, Built for Life
READ FULL STORY Railroad Mishap
It was 1979, my first summer out of high school. I got a job as a gandy dancer (track maintenance worker) with the Burlington Northern Railroad. Our section of track ran from Skykomish, Washington through the east portal of the Cascade Tunnel. Having an hour drive to work, and the same commute home, I bought myself a Stanley thermos to take coffee in. One day while chugging up a particularly steep grade on the work train, my Stanley thermos slid off the back of the flatcar I was riding on and landed squarely on the track. Continuing to bounce down the tracks for about 100 feet, I figured...
Topics: Working
READ FULL STORY It is like a common tool for Construction Workers
When my father started in the construction industry in 1979 he purchased a Stanley Thermos. When I took my first job in the industry in 2007 after graduating college he passed his trusty thermos on to me. As I got on the jobsite, I noticed many construction workers relied on the Stanley brand for keeping coffee hot ALL DAY LONG! It is amazing to me that after so many years of use and abuse it keeps on tickin! THANKS!
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READ FULL STORY grandad
I remember growing up my grandad always carried a stanely thermos. over the years the factory handle got broke off and was replaced with a bent peice of copper tubing and a couple of big hose clamps. several memories of my grandad involve his therrmos like the noise it made when he opened it up(that unique rattle squeak) or the first time i was allowed to drink a cup poured from it ,it was the strongest coffee i ever had in mylife. grandad passed on 5 years ago. now my uncle has the thermos and is still using it to this day my guess is it is over 30 years old.
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37+ YEARS AND STILL COUNTING
I STARTED IN BRIDGE/HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN NOVEMBER OF 1969. DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS, I BOUGHT NUMEROUS STYLES AND BRANDS OF THERMOS BOTTLES (MOSTLY THE GLASS/TIN MODELS) THAT WERE ALWAYS BREAKING. IN DECEMBER OF 1972 I BOUGHT THE ALDDIN/STANLEY QUART THERMOS BOTTLE. IT HAS BEEN DROPPED OFF BRIDGES, FALLEN OUT OF EQUIPMENT, ROLLED DOWN HILLS AND BOUNCED OFF FLOORS. IT IS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH DENTS ALL-AROUND THE SURFACE & ON THE BOTTOM AND LOST 80% OF IT'S HAMMER-TONE PAINT. AND IT STILL WILL HOLD COFFEE HOT ALL DAY AS I WORK HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS....
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In 1992 I was given a Stanley Thermos as a Safety Award for the company I was working for.. About a week ago, we had a nasty snow/ice storm here and when I was on my way home, I hit a section of black ice. Needless to say I was spun around and my truck rolled 4 times, from one side of the freeway thru the medium to the other side...I am thankful to be alive,, however the thermos and I did a bit of battling in the cab of my truck. Not sure which one took the most beating,, I had several cuts and abrasions to my head and back and as you can see from the photo the thermos took a beating as wel...
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READ FULL STORY The Only Warm Thing In My Truck!
After getting laid off in California, The only job I could get was 2000 miles away. To save homelessness for my family, and have a Christmas this year- I over drafted my two bank accounts to get to the job site. Arriving with no money, and nothing but canned goods, I was working and living in my truck sending the money back home. I don't know if any of you have lived in a truck for 3 months, but everything gets damp, It gets real cold . Your blankets are cold, the air is cold, every surface is cold and it doesn't heat up. I had a Stanley thermos classic I bought years ago when times were bett...
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Even a car crash can't stop this bottle.
I was delivering some copiers for my job on the morning of December 14th, 2006. That morning I had already had two fresh cups of coffee from my Stanley Vacuum Bottle. Thirty miles from my destination, I encountered a cross-wind that sent our company van out of control. I ended up in a horrible car accident that broke both of the bones in my right forearm, fractured my c6 vertebrae, and broke my jaw. After a one hour extrication from the local fire department, I was on my way to the local hospital lucky to be alive. Eight days after my accident I was released from the hospital with pins in...
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READ FULL STORY A Welcome Legacy
I am using an A-944B Bottle that has been in use by my Grandfather since 1974. When he passed in '06, my grandmother gifted it to me. Every day when I was little, I remember him taking this bottle, cradled in its matching Aladdin lunchbox to work with him as he drove a truck for the Lancaster County Roads Department in southeast Nebraska. Every day for over thirty years. Now it comes to work with me. I love the thing, even though everyone I work with pokes fun at my antique. Long after their Starbucks or Scooters cups have been discarded, I'm still sipping away on my next-to-scalding pla...
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READ FULL STORY tougher than a tractor
while driving my 1964 minneapolis-moline U-302 tractor to the neighbors to split some firewood with the attached log splitter in tow, i felt as if i ran over a log with the left rear tire. A quick glance behind me didnt show anything, and so i went on. reaching the wood pile I stopped the tractor & prepared to set up. About the time I reached for my classic stanley quart bottle it hit me,"wern't no log" because it wasn't were I put it on the tractor!... Back tracking on foot I found it in the pathway half under the semi soft earth. Still mostly full of hot coffee & not to bad...
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