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>The following discussion began on the British_Car net with a submittal from
>Donald Mackie. Items 11-23 have been added by other gearheads at our
>facility. If someone on the Mini list has access to British_ Car, please
>forward.Thanks
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>To: TAMINY@aol.com
>Cc: british-cars@autox.team.net
>From: Donald Mackie on Fri, Jun 16, 1995 4:57
>Subject: Re: defining a gearhead
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>1. Do your "best" trousers get oil and grease on them?
>2. Have you ever bought a tool because it looked cool and never used it?
>3. Have you ever bought any special tools, unique to one model?
>4. Is there, somewhere in your garage, a piece of steel pipe that
> you have, on one or more occasion, used for "extra leverage"?
>5. Do you worry that you will develop mesothelioma from working on
> asbestos brake shoes/pads?
>6. Do you spend more time listening to the car noises than the radio?
>7. Do you spend more time listening to the car noises than your partner?
>8. Have you ever used the domestic oven to heat gearbox or
> crankcases in order to remove or fit bearings?
>9. How many containers half full of unidentifiable
> petrochemical products are there around your home right now?
>10. Do you possess a set of Whitworth spanners? (Score double for sockets)
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>Personal Experience Additions;
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>11. Do you have a Solvent Switch on your dishwasher?
>12. Do you prime lifters in a salad bowl?
>13. Do you rebuild Carbuerators in your sink?
>14. Do you have a large cache of "yet to be installed parts" behind your
>couches?
>15. Would you rather do a transmission band adjust than go somewhere over a
>holiday? (Yup, you sick puppies, you)
>16. Do you prefer old American (or British as the case may be) cars to just
>about anything besides sex (or maybe dirt bikes)?
>17. Does a new Holley get you excited? How about gadgets for a new Holley?
>18. Do you achieve a "baked-on-finish" with a pizza pan in the oven?
>19. Do you have to stop Amoco representatives from doing geological surveys
>in your back yard?
>20. Do you have "instant-access" cinder blocks for your driveway?
>21. Is a big ignition coil a phallic substitute?
>22. Do you have a weekly budget for Gunk (hand cleaner)?
>23. Is a stop a Pep Boys (auto parts store) relaxing on the way home?
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Gary Schneider, Nicolet Instrument Technologies
phone: 608-276-6172, Fax: 608-273-5061, Internet: gschneid@nicmad.nicolet.com
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