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Default devices of unecessary complexity

On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:27:04 -0700, Gunner Asch
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:59:38 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:



My suspicion is that they're doing it right. Nostalgia for fixing and
adjusting my S.U. carburetors (carburettors, I guess) on my mother's
kitchen table isn't enough to overcome the fact that I had to do
*something* with my old cars almost every week.


What kind of an engine did you mums table have? Was it fast?


g It was a big parson's-type table with a good laminate top. And I
had a *very* tolerant mother.

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