Dan,
Get a life. There are plenty of people who will help -- if only out of
reciprocation. I am reminded of a late friend who was hobbled by SSI and
disability issues and on welfare, but who would rebuild your tranny under
the shade tree for "consideration". It's everywhere. It's the true lifeblood
of the underground economy. Sometimes it is a bag of groceries. And, while
we're on the subject, my friend was beaten to death by gang-bangers making a
mark -- as far as the police can tell.
John Dendy
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel H. Weiskotten
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 1/7/2003 8:28 PM
Subject: Nuts and bolts
You can find skilled and creative people in most back country parts of
the US. You can find them in the slummiest part of any city, too. If I
had the scrap metal (I have the wrench and bolts) I could have done it
for you too, as could any DECENT mechanic. Would you trust them to do
it? I doubt it. Would they do it for a bag of groceries? I doubt
that, too. Some would, but this is the good old USA, you have to
remember.
Dan W.
At 1/7/03 08:15 PM, you wrote:
This issue of measuring systems reminds me of a field trip to Baja
California in 1970. My old friend Dirk Clotfelter hit a rock and the
alternator arm broke off. As we were standing there in the dust, a
Mexican rancher drove up and offered to help. We were stumped because
none of us had metric wrenches. He pulled out an old 19th century monkey
wrench, adjusted it, and took off the alternator arm pieces. It was
thick metal and we still were lost. He smiled, offered to take us to his
ranch, and we all drove off to his place for lemonade. He walked to his
workshop in the barn, laid out the broken alternator arm on a sheet of
steel, proceded to cut out a shape, drill holes, and found some bolts in
less than an hour. He drove us back to the VW bus and installed the new
alternator arm, set the alternator, and graciously accepted a bag of
groceries for his time. Minutes later, we drove off into the dust cloud
of Laguna Salada.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
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