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On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:34:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
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>On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 9:20:39 AM UTC-10, Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:52:05 -0700, dsi1 wrote:
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>> > I loved rebuilding carburetors - just don't let your check
>> > balls roll off the table.

>> You youngster. In my day all the carburator innards were spring-propelled
>> off into the grass. Or maybe that was my experience at lock-smithing.

>
>Yes, I remember now. You old guys had to work on carburetors outside during the day because Edison hadn't invented the light bulb yet. As I recall, "starter fluid" was made from whale blubber. Back then, all you had was cans of WD-2, which was also made from whale blubber. Even whitewall tires were made from whale blubber. I can barely imagine how hard life must have been for you ancient ones!

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