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Re: Petcock

To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
Subject: Re: Petcock
From: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:53:07 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <199809141521.LAA25508@home.gis.net>
Sumner Weisman wrote:
> 
> Geezer,
> 
> Let's make it clear to the rest of the listers:  It's the petcock at the
> bottom of my TR-3 radiator we're talking about here.  Other listers also
> have frozen petcocks, and that's why they drain the radiator by loosening
> the bottom hose, as I do.
> 
> I enjoyed your advice, and that gave me a new idea.  Has anyone tried
> mixing Viagra with anti-freeze?
> 
> Sumner
> 
> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:13:00 +0000
> From: "Coday Family" <coday@localaccess.com>
> Subject: Can we thaw Sumner's petcock?
> 
> Well Sumner, since you brought it up:
> 
> On page 242 of the abridged Starr Report, you may note that even the
> President's petcock occasionally freezes up.   There are several
> traditional means of freeing these pesky things up.  At times even
> your rose garden variety, mechanically-ignorant interns can get
> these things flowing again.
> 
> The most standard means in current vogue in our nation's capital is
> the use of blowtorch and hammer, known in DC as the Rodham maneuver
> or Hillary hammer.  It's not subtle and not always effective.
> 
> There are many less abrasive ways of getting a frozen petcock
> operating again, including the use of a silky loin cloth cut in the
> style our Brit cousins are so fond of.  There are also said to be
> ways a petcock may be coaxed back to life manually or by other means,
> but the details are too salacious to recount here.
> 
> In short, I am both stunned and saddened to hear that you motor
> around with a frozen petcock.  Please avail yourself of some options.
> I am not an expert on frozen petcocks, have not yet encountered one
> personally, but I trust that with some sage advice from the more
> seasoned voices on this list, we can have your petcock running again
> in no time and with relatively few parts, labor or legal fees.
> 
> My condolences and best wishes for a full recovery,
> 
> Geezer


Threw all my Viagra down the toilet, now I can't the the lid to go down, 
know a plumber ??


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