Good story Jim. I like to hear those kinds.

I once saw an Eskimo repair a broken wing strut on a light airplane
using two large flat bastard files and a bunch of reindeer leg sinew and
fly that sucker 100 miles to where a real fix could be made. It's a
wonder it didn't separate and cause the wing to come off. I've heard
that at times Fortune favors the foolish!

John

On 11/24/2012 8:54 PM, James Felder wrote:
> Renault Dauphine. Driving 5 miles to town with brother/listmember Alan. 1966. Engine and transmission fell out on the road, captured more or less by the rear body metal. Walked to a nearby house and borrowed 5 coathangers from the lady who lived there. Rehung the motor and transmission and drove home.
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> It happened.
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> Jim
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> On Nov 24, 2012, at 7:54 PM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> I recall this time I was driving down the road and I happened uponst a
>> trucker, with his rig stopped on the shoulder, and he was leisurely pushing
>> the rear axle of his trailer off to the side of the road.  Read- axle and 4
>> wheels, about chest high.
>> Now there is a situation you don't want to be involved with.
>> ed- 91 DoKa, only the two (2) axles, all present and accounted for
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