Channel locks

Otherwise known as tongue-and-groove pliers.  Some particularly large examples in the hardware store. We weren't buying them (they are used for large plumbing jobs, usually), but wanted blue tape for tagging. 

A 'being out of the house while people with their agents look at it' day. 4 viewings. Book sorting, and walks. Damp day, with visible drips on the ground, but not enough to make anything really wet.