Chuck, I'm glad you shared that story with us.
It is really unique, almost sounds like it's
ancient. But, the fact remains, it cleared up a
great mystery in my life. It explains why
everytime I drop a 9/16 wrench, I can never find
it and end up buying another one. Then,
mysteriously, when I look in my tool box, I find
that I have seven 9/16 wrenches. Those
mysterious, invisible strangers have all returned
the wrenches!
Dick J
--- Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
wrote:
> Keith, List,
>
> My Dad told me a tale when I was a little
> boy about where lost things go
> that's always stuck with me. His theory was
> that wherever we go there's an
> invisible wall, and curious strangers on the
> opposite side. When we drop an
> auto part, set down our wallet, keys, whatever,
> it'll sometimes end up on
> the opposite side of this wall. Worst part is
> that the more important the
> item is to us at that moment the longer those
> curious strangers on the other
> side of the wall will want to study it before
> putting it back on our side.
>
> Remembering the story always makes me stop
> searching for lost things and
> just take a little break. This always seems to
> help the part reappear on my
> side of "the wall", right where I left it.
>
> Remember, you'll always find whatever you're
> looking for in the very last
> place you look! What I have to find now is
> some coolant, since Betsy
> decided to blow a heater hose on the way home.
> It's 20 degrees outside, so
> it made one HUGE cloud of steam when I finally
> stopped.
>
> Chuck Rothfuss
> Freezing my tail in
> Pole Cat Hollow, NC
>
>
> At 06:36 PM 12/20/2000 -0600, Keith wrote:
> >Okay now I gotta know I am not the only fool
> to do this...
> >
> >I was up in the attic building the unit and it
> took several different tools
> >and parts... one of which was a Z'ed piece of
> sheet metal... Naturally as I
> >was preparing for the trip up there I set this
> piece down somewhere... ( key
> >word somewhere )
> >
> >I spent 3 hrs the first night looking for
> it... and another two hours
> >yesterday morning looking... Okay now we have
> a total of five hours
> >searching for what we know is right in front
> of our nose.... A friend
> >dropped by and asked why I didn't Just Make a
> New one.... hmmm okay good
> >question... two cents worth of design
> intent... 5 min worth of bending and
> >whalla... instant new piece... ten minutes
> later it's installed and
> >perfect.... Still haven't seen the other
> piece...
> >
> >So my question is.... WHERE IN THE HELL DID
> YOU FOLKS HIDE IT?... (
> >personally I think Brad snuck in and took it
> just to see me go crazy )
> >
> >Keith ( enjoying life and going to a Dinner
> party hmmm you reckon there will
> >be any gear heads there.... AHHH NOPE )
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