Tom:
Not to add salt to your wound, but you certainly brought a much
needed smile and laugh to my day. Mind you, not out of any humor
to your frustrations, but one of complete understanding to your
descriptions of emotions!
Thanks!
Scott Suhring
Elizabethtown, PA
'70 TR6
'59 TR3
Tom Di Iulio wrote:
> in my continuing efforts to re-assemble "Satan's Machine", i learned
> some valuable lessons today and thought i'd share them with the group.
>
> 1. i would like the home address of whoever designed the application that
> required accelerator
> pedal bushings on my "6". it is my intention to bloody his nose at the
> very least. while boiling
> these parts in water to make it "easier" (yeah, right!), i would've
> liked the opportunity to hold
> this gentlemen's hand in that same pot and ask him if he thought it was
> hot enough. i'm pretty
> sure it was the salt from my tears that finally got the bushings in.
> 2. while wire-brushing some parts today with my drill, i learned that long
> sleeves on a sweatshirt
> are a magnet to the rotating brush. after having the drill crawl up my
> arm a couple of times, i
> figured i'd remove the long sleeves. to my dismay, i found out that my
> bare skin attracts the
> spinning "devil wheel" even more. well, at least my arm is ready for
> primer!
> 3. when things aren't going well, it's a mistake for a neighbor to walk up
> after you just stripped off a
> nice hunk of skin and ask " isn't that car finished yet?". does this
> neanderthal have a clue how
> long it takes to re-assemble a freakin' car?
>
> just needed to blow off some steam tonite folks.....actually did make
> some progress today but boy did every victory come tough!
>
> Tom Di Iulio
> 1976 TR6 (no, it's not finished, you got a problem with that?)
> Denver, Co
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