dsi1 wrote:
> 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:
>>
>>> 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!
>

And God, just think about what they had to use for hearing aides?

Poor Hawaiians! *******s stumbled around looking for a smart Asian
to sell them a chinese hearing aide for $10000.

Still going on today. An Asian shame.