What's a 'slide rule' ?
bet you don't really have one.
I haven't seen one in decades.
about as obsolete as the abacus.
( sure sounds like a japanese invented device with a latin name to me...or
maybe the chinese invented the abacus ...but sure sounds like a latin
ord  - I should Wik-it ..as in Wikipedia )

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Meeks" <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: Pesky Oil Leak

> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John Meeks wrote:
>>
>>  I'm no BP but I've been leaving 6" poodles if oil wherever I park.
>>>
>>
>>
>> How many poodles in a quart?
>>
>> --
>> Rocky J Squirrel
>>
>>  :::pulls out slide rule:::    Lemesee now... 1/2 qt per 30 days at 2
> poodles a day = 120 poodles per quart.  ;-)
>
> Thankfully the JB Weld fix seems to be a success. No poodles since the
> repair.  I don't miss the smell of oil dripping onto hot exhaust pipe
> either.
>
>
> John Meeks
> '91 Multivan
> Northern Michigan
>
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
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