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Smitty Two

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On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:06:06 -0400, Van Chocstraw
wrote:

Molly Brown wrote:
Some 5/8€ faucet seats for Tracy may in fact be 39/64€

Some of the following plumbing parts sold by a leading hardware store
by a leading plumbing parts wholesaler whos name begins with W may be
defective in the following way:

Water heater connectors made of copper may have been manufactured too
thin and may leak after a few months.

Brass nipples may have a smaller diameter causing them to pop out of
their connectors.

Flare nuts may not fit their flare connectors.

Gee, I bought an American car and the brake lines rusted out. I guess
Americans make junk too.

Yup, they do. But I'll bet the brake line didn't rust out in the first
3 weeks.

American cars have improved somewhat since the days of the Chevrolet
Vega, a car Life magazine named to its "ten worst ever" list, saying
that it "redefined depreciation" and "began to rust on the showroom
floor."

I do find it odd that one of the Big Three now proudly proclaims that
their products are "as good as" the imports.