Josh Battles wrote:
> "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote in message
>
>>wow... I'm seriously impressed. This is what separates guys like me
>>from guys like Jon. I graduated from the McGuyver School Of
>>Engineering. Fix anything and build anything out of bubble gum, barb
>>wire, and tooth floss and get it fixed just in the nick of time to get
>>me where I'm goin and it could break down at any given moment. I'm
>>lucky it works at all let alone if it looks good or not! LOL
>
>
> Duct tape and bailing wire is not an acceptable solution, no matter what the
> locals tell you.
That's not what she said hehehe
My dad told me something all the time when I was a little
> kid, that a job worth doing was worth doing right the first time. It sounds
> like you need to explore this avenue. Don't worry though, it only hurts the
> first time.
That same line of wisdom, my grandfather gave to me. And I use it every
day. It's also a good "boss impresser" to use on job interviews heheh.
>
>
>>Jon? Nope - no bubble gum and tooth floss for him! Jon goes all out
>>from blueprints to the finished product... all perfectly powdercoated,
>>soldered, and shiny. And then says he could have built it better LOL
>
>
> A well laid plan helps to alleviate any potential problems later on down the
> line. If I would have installed stereos the way that you perform repairs,
> I'd have been out of business before I even started.
I consider myself to be pretty damned good when it comes to getting
repairs done under pressure, with limited resources, and with realitivly
limited experiance compared to others.
Getting Christine ready prior to the 2003 BBQ is a prime example. And
getting my Ranger up and running has been nothing short of I miracle ;-P
I do however concede that I need to work on my orginiational habits.
And the previously mentioned incidents of nearly setting the Daks on
fire, happened a long time ago. I consider my skills greatly improved
over what they were back then.
> If everything is all
> drawn out and carefully planned, it helps you to troubleshoot failures down
> the line, because you know exactly where everything is as well as what it
> is. Then again, I'm borderline obsessive compulsive about stuff like that
> and an engineering major, so YMMV.
Yer just weird:-P
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