A farmer driving an ancient International pick up stops and asks if its worth $ 5.00 for him to fix it. Without hesitation I accepted the offer and was curious when he pulled a paper bag out of the truck. It was his last roll of Gorilla duct tape. He put about 6-8 wraps on the pulleys and told me it was good for the 90 miles back home if i did not drive above 15mph. Damned if it did not hold up all the way home and had to be cut off ...it could have gone a mite further. I offered him $100.00 and he refused it.. all he wanted was the price of the duct tape. Farmers and duct tape should own the world ! Tracker
This message was edited by Tracker on 11-28-22 @ 11:48 AM
He told me that the duct tape trick could also be duplicated by using womens nylon stockings. Good luck with that one but you do what you gotta do if stranded.
hey Tracker,ya left oot Red Green.
Tom.
Alan
Tracker
Tracker,please take no offense of my comment aboot the canadian comedy tv show red green. the stars name was red green. not sure if a stage name. his big deal was the handy mans secret weapon was duct tape. seems he repaired just aboot everything with duct tape. the show was funny,all the characters were goof balls. my reference to the terms aboot was about the canadjun dialect. i met the man himself in Des Moines, Iowa at a hotel in the 1990's.nice man we had a conversation about duct tape which i switched to zip ties which i reffered to as handymans #2 secret weapon. we had a chuckle. by the way if i remember correctly red greens character was in rural setting as your experiance withe the man that helped you on the road repair. Tom.
I have multiple TV's but never watch any of them and did not know RED Green from Adams House Cat...I looked him up to see what he did/does to get a clue. Sorry I mis read the tea leaves so badly.
No one on this forum has been more helpful to myself and others than you over the years. I want that to continue so the mis understanding is on me and yesterdays news. Cheers ! Tracker