I often think about this bucket. It is the most perfectly designed bucket I have ever seen.
It was the early or mid 90s, and my mom and her friend Cheryl were looking for gifts do the church’s Fathers’ Day breakfast. They went somewhere, maybe a True-Value or an Ace, and found these. Cheryl looked at them and said, “These are good buckets. John needs a bucket.” So they bought several as gifts.
Cheryl was right. These are good buckets. In high school, I thought a bucket was kind of silly but I was struck by how unusual it looked. Every feature was there for a reason, and worked well. Ever since that day I compare the very bucket I see against this one, and every bucket I see fails to measure up.
The first thing I noticed about it was that it had a flat back. It was the first flat back bucket I ever saw. It had the hose clips, a spout, and a little lip on the bottom to grab when pouring. even the rubber on the handle has held up over 30 years.
Only today, did I look up who made it. Gracious Living out of Ontario. They still make it, but I have no idea where to buy one.
