11 Things More Worn Out Than Your Hope Of Getting Back To Normal

Take a look at this short list of things that are definitely more worn out than hope to get through these calamitous, inflationary, violent, and pandemic times. And to brighten your day, we accompany these images with completely useless, although necessary, introductory texts.

This is what a restaurant knife looks like after being routinely sharpened for years.

The pedal on this piano is so worn out that they literally pierced the metal.

In 1985, a woman acquired two identical teddy bears. One he gave to his son and the other he saved for his first grandchild.

The circular pattern around the metal pole was present all over the floor of this subway car.

A monk prayed at the same site for 20 years and his feet left these marks on the wood.

This is the effect of 16 years of sunlight on the stave. In the preserved part there used to be a rug.

The owner of this silver coin used to carry it in his pocket since 1952.

The before and after of cleaning a facade in New York.

This floor of a bank shows the wear and tear of the places where customers wait to be served.

All the people who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy walked through these stairs.

This is what sun damage looks like on the face of a woman who spent 28 years driving trucks.