Stargazer:

Hereabouts in Milwaukee, WI, the home of "bubblers" and "soda" ("water fountains" and "pop" to you neophytes.) we call them "Plumbers or Slipjoint" pliers.

Considered one of the "must have" tools and you should also have a "micro adjusting machinists tool" sometimes known as a two pound ball pein hammer.

Bountyhunter