Thanks Unca Joel! I love Robert W Service-Advisor. One of the great Canadian poets.
In my racing days the aphorism was " Anything for which you have a spare will not break" Not really so poetic. :)
On 6/22/07, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I've noticed something similar: if you have tool in the Bus, nothing > > you > > can fix with that tool will break. But the day you accidentally > > leave > > all your 13 mm wrenches/sockets/nutdrivers at home, every 13 mm bolt > > on > > the car will work loose. > > and here's why ... ;) > > Tales of the Workshop > by Robert W. Service-Advisor :) > > The Rules > > When they step up inside, as you go for a ride, > And the first thing they see are the tools, > Then they'll ask with a smirk if you do your own work, > Cause they have no idea of The Rules. > > For it's Tried and it's True: What you carry with you > Will help you get back; and it's certain > What you leave back at home, as the country you roam, > Will not help on the road when you're hurtin'. > > As you go through the years, you will learn from your tears > All the tools you will need on the road, > And you increase the weight, in attempts to cheat fate, > Adding more and more tools to your load. > > Now, it's sad, but in trucks, fuel economy sucks, > And gets worse with all that piled aboard, > But the point we make here is that gas ain't so dear; > Don't let tools and spare parts be ignored. > > So the bus weighs a lot. Even more when you've got > All the spare parts your money can buy > Hidden under the seat, stacked so careful and neat, > In the hope Murphy's Law won't apply. > > But since Murphy still lives, and he seldom forgives, > No matter how much you have pleaded, > The Rules make it plain, but we'll state it again: > Carry with you whatever is needed. >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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