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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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