I got an interesting note from Alexa Hernandez of IRWIN Industrial Tools and BernzOmatic. She wanted me to mention a contest that’s going on right now, and I definitely think it’s something that could be of interest to a few of you.

IRWIN launched a contest this week called “Tell Us Your IRWIN VISE-GRIP Story”. All you have to do is share some of the interesting ways you have used VISE-GRIP locking pliers or wrenches around your house or job. The contest runs through October 31, 2008, and you can enter or see other entries by clicking here.

Why should you enter? The grand prize is an IRWIN VISE-GRIP custom branded chopper worth over $25,000. It’s custom build by East Coast Custom Cycles.

I definitely think I’ll try to talk Hubby into entering. After all he is a carpenter, and I’ve seen him use Vise-Grips in many interesting ways. I should talk my dad into entering, too. He keeps Vice-Grips everywhere, even in his barn with his horse supplies because there are just so many uses for them. Heck I remember using a pair of VISE-GRIP pliers to hold part of my stirrups strap together when it broke on me.