Originally Posted by mmlctnp

My grandmother who was a dressmaker by profession had worked and saved for a very fine pair of scissors that she only used on silk and fine fabrics, not even cotton. One day my grandfather was repairing metal mesh screens on the windows and used those scissors to cut screen. My mother said she recalled the ensuing argument as being loud and long. After a month of silence he replaced the scissors which she then kept in a locked drawer.