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Old 07-12-2015, 01:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You put a micrometer on a hair from your wife's head?

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I was there when a customer brought a car their made before 1910 to have a part fabricated. The man who drove the car to the shop was the same man who built the car brand new, around 1908.
Now there's an 'old mechanic' story. That is a good deal. Did you get anything else?

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tools were cherished, they either took a lifetime to accumulate or you inherited them.
I'm reminded of the garage in the movie Gran Torino.
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