I don't seem to be working where high status individuals spent any time - so my chances of finding a fancy symbolic tool are pretty low. On the other hand, I'm hoping to swop an old (but sturdy) Win98 machine for a beat-up petrol strimmer, with the junk shop man up the road. If it happens I'll probably respray the strimmer stem beige and the cowlings with gold enamel. And then, in the absurd summer heat, I'll contemplate it and think 'what a lovely machine!'.