On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:17:29 -0600, Josh Battles <josh@omg-stfu.com> 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. 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.
Bailing wire held the cables from my shifter to the gear box in my '93
Shadow for 50,xxx miles, and duct tape held the front bumper in place
for 30,xxx miles until I sold it in May. So I think in some cases,
duct tape and bailing wire ARE acceptable solutions :-)
-Matt Brenneke
http://web.umr.edu/~mbrennek/Truck/
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