Hey Rachel,
I can't speak for everyone else, but I come from quite the opposite
perspective from what you describe.  More the Robert Pirsig "Zen and the Art
of Motorcycle Maintenance" sensitivity.  And he'd be the first to use a
torque wrench.  I just meant that the one I have that goes all the way down
to 5 ft. lbs. is a nice change from the monster Craftsman beast that you can
use on some axle nuts....
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Reply-To: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:18:29 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Torque Wench
>
> Actually I was being a wee bit facetious.
> In all my years of engine work and driving I have never broken a bolt or had
> a breakdown on the road, so it works for me.
> In fact it seemed like these responses were an affirmation of the gung-ho
> testosterone saturated style that REAL men use thereby requiring the torque
> wrench.
>
> Entity developtrust spoke thus:
>
>> I love your quote, below. It is a keeper for  me.
>>
>> This is what good teachers do all the time. They know how, but allow failure
>> in order to allow learning to evolve from within the student.
>>
>> Thanks for that beautiful gem.
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gnarlodious" <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: Torque Wench
>>
>>
>>> Entity Sudhir Desai spoke thus:
>>>
>>>> um... i would like to have a couple stern words with
>>>> whomever feels it is unnecessary to use a torque
>>>> wrench
>>>
>>> To which Gnarlodious responds:
>>>
>>> "The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to
>>> watch someone else do it wrong without comment." -- Theodore H. White
>