RE: [ihc] Re: OT but neat/Cog

["John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Cunningham [mailto:slypigs@domain.elided]
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:29 PM
> To: John M. Adams; Ryan Moore; J. Michael Daugherty; ihc@domain.elided
> Cc: dgregg@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: [ihc] Re: OT but neat/Cog

> > > I forget how many times it took to get it right... but it was a
> > > LOT of them!


> > I think it said 606 "takes" to get it done...
> >
> > John A.

> Thats what I felt like yesterday, Glad I did'nt look at that add until
> today. Why? If you have ever installed a new alt in a 1988 Honda Civic
> with air, you know what a cascading series of events gets set into
> motion.
>
>   Made me laugh.
>
> Willy

I had one of those once... I seem to remember spending a whole afternoon on
a belt replacement that would take 5 minutes on another vehicle. I was too
amazed even to be mad. It's like the engineers had looked at too many Dr.
Seuss machines, or MC Escher drawings...  Even though it had been a pretty
good runner, I decided to sell it soon after. I try to remember stuff like
that when I start to get frustrated with my trucks. Anyone remember the VW
guy's (Muir?) mantra "feel your tools"? I use "remember the Honda" and it
all gets better.

John A.