John Lupien writes >
> I have a tool that helps a lot with that problem. It is a long flexible
> shaft with a plunger at the handle end that activates three little grabbers
> at the far end.
This indispensable tool is called a "gotchya". I was first introduced to
it by a photomicroscopist at 3M's Central Research Labs. The electron
microscope sat on a vibration-isolated section of floor and he was always
dropping small objects into the gap. I would walk into his lab, and find
him lying on the floor fishing around for a pencil or the like, and all of
a sudden he would exclaim "GOTCHYA!"
We began using that as the name for the device, and I have spread that to
my car buddies. Fair exchange. I have introduced the expression "brain fade"
in my non-car associates over the years.
BTW, my gotchya has four little grabbers. I could not get along without
it whilst working on cars, as my ability to drop small parts is legendary.
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