Indeed. Reminds me of the book by Jim Williams on analogue Design via anecdotes. There was a picture in there of a broken Tektronix 453, lab notebook, tools, pizza and coke and a caption saying “life doesn’t get much better than this”.
When I was in college, the local robotics club had an annual barbecue with several oscilloscopes in attendance. Definitely one of the best events every summer.
I think I'd enjoy the sort of company that would require an oscilloscope at a barbecue.