Re: Torque wrench soup stirrer

["Doug Gould" <dgould@domain.elided>]

Australian to US translation:
Shifting spanner = monkey wrench
Horse float = enclosed trailer that carries two horses

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Gould" <dgould@domain.elided>
To: "Alfa Digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 9:22 PM
Subject: Torque wrench soup stirrer


> Biba's comment about using a torque wrench to stir the soup reminds me of
a
> friend that I studied Mechanical Engineering with. His father banned him
> from the workshop after he was found using a vernier calliper as a
shifting
> spanner!
>
>
> By the way, I'm just replacing the wheel bearings on our horse float. The
> bearing cups are being reluctant about being knocked out - so I'm just
> wondering if I can sneak them into the oven to warm them up a bit.
>
> Two Alfa's Doug
> Melbourne, Australia
> Blue '91 164L
> White '86 GTV6
>

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