On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:39:06 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
wrote:

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 5:30:28 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 6:01:02 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:47:20 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Zip ties are a hack that will hold until she comes back home next month. At that pont I will
have the proper fasteners.

After driving 350 miles back from working on my Dad's house for 3 days, I had less than an
hour to diagnose and repair the vehicle before she left for her 2.5 hour drive back home.
There was no way I was running out to auto store to buy a half dozen push fasteners.

You can call my repair anything you like. I call it the perfect solution for the time being and
still call the $600 quote from the body shop a ripoff.

I bet some of these perfectionist never had an exhaust bracket break.
A simple wire clothes hanger or bailing wire can get you home without
dragging the muffler. Adapt and overcome.

Wait for it...Clare is going to tell us all how many years he's spent working on cars
and all the wonderful repairs he's done.

Kudos for the expedient repair. Wars are won by the mechanics who keep the war machines running by any means. Road warriors must do the same. ?(?)?

[8~{} Uncle Fixit Monster

.... if we make it through November. We used to disconnect the heater
hose on our 155 mm SP Howitzer and heat canned food in the field. Only
way to get hot food. Had to be careful. If left to long, the cans
could explode in the turret and get the ammo and powder covered with
beans.