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Re: (ET) Broken again



Yep, been there, done that.  But most of the time, perfection takes time.
 
My wife (married her in '67) and my E10m (bought it new in '73) are two of the few major things I've ever had in my life that someone else hadn't already had first.  But I think I've gotten more enjoyment out of the E10m. 
 
She also has a few choice words once in a while.  Especially when she has to walk around the two C-185's setting in the basement.  One of these days I'm going to get both of them back together and running with Alltrax control.  Maybe then I can start on a couple E15's or the B-145 setting out back behind the shop, or finish converting the Model 411 Grasshopper to electric power.
 
But she keeps complaining about the kitchen remodel job I still haven't finished after a couple years trying.  Ya just can't please 'em. 
 
Mike in KY
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Broken again

Maybe we should start another thread about men vs. women.  Another difference - my wife accuses me of having "screw with it till its broke" disease.  So does my brother-in-law by coincidence.  I bet its common to members of this group.

The main symptom is a desire to get a repair or construction job from "OK" to "perfect", by doing things like making sure the screw slots are all lined up or trying to use the exact factory color coding on a rewiring job.  The result of this little extra effort towards perfection is that the screws snap off or the wire is unavailable so the rusty machine sits in the garage (her side of course) for months.  My wife sees this "screw with till its broke" syndrome as being exclusively a male "problem."  Sometimes she substitutes another word for "screw" to should her level of utter dismay.

Comments?



At 10:31 PM 1/17/2008, you wrote:
I've heard that something that women hate about men is that whenever something bad happens to them another woman will give them a hug to console them, but a man will offer suggestions on how to avoid the problem again.
 
So, has anyone found a way to protect the field wires?!

>>> Steve & Carol Welch <welches dejazzd com> 1/17/2008 7:52 PM >>>
I hate it when I do stuff like that.  Best I can say is that Murphy's 
Law happens to all of us.

Steve


On Jan 17, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Christopher Zach wrote:

> So this evening we finally have our *second* snow. For the first I 
> had a
> dead front tire. Jacked trac up, replaced tire.
>
> Went out, tractor don't move. No speeds 1-4, almost nothing 5-8. Dead
> field, no surprise.
>
> Went under tractor in wet, slush with a flashlight. One of the four
> wires that goes to the field is of course ripped out. Right flush with
> the motor.
>
> Of course. Of course. I must have snagged it with the jack somehow.
>
> Someone say something nice about this one. I am disgusted.
>
> CZ
>
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