*This* is why we do it ourselves

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by M J Carley, May 26, 2009.

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    M J Carley Guest

    M J Carley, May 26, 2009
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    DozynSleepy Guest

    What a wonderful article.

    "I once accidentally dropped a feeler gauge down into the crankcase of a
    Kawasaki Ninja that was practically brand new, while performing its
    first scheduled valve adjustment. I escaped a complete tear-down of the
    motor only through an operation that involved the use of a stethoscope,
    another pair of trusted hands and the sort of concentration we associate
    with a bomb squad. When finally I laid my fingers on that feeler gauge,
    I felt as if I had cheated death. I don’t remember ever feeling so alive
    as in the hours that followed."
     
    DozynSleepy, May 26, 2009
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    TOG@Toil Guest

    Heh. I had just copied that exact same para, to quote it here, but you
    got there first.

    A really wonderful essay.
     
    TOG@Toil, May 26, 2009
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  4. Amen bruvver. As an apprentice mechanic I ignored/forgot advice to remove
    the rocker cover before the plugs and dropped a cover bolt down a plug hole.
    Blind panic set in until I remembered the magnet onna stick in every
    mechanic's toolbox and managed to fish it up again before anyone found out.
    Double relief!
     
    Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot, May 26, 2009
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    T i m Guest

    T i m, May 26, 2009
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    Lady Nina Guest

    Lady Nina, May 26, 2009
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    darsy Guest

    darsy, May 26, 2009
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    platypus Guest

    I was reminded of this:

    http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/msg/c8896200b6def51a?hl=en

    Urgh.
    It's very appealing, and the book will probably sell like crazy, especially
    to the zillions of out-of-work IT types.
     
    platypus, May 26, 2009
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    platypus Guest

    "When all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail."
     
    platypus, May 26, 2009
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    bod43 Guest

    LOL. B
     
    bod43, May 27, 2009
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    rick Guest

    On May 26, 4:37 pm, (M J Carley) wrote:
    the Piercy quote: "“the pitcher longs for water to carry/and a person
    for work that is real.”" has a resonance for me of Homer's "The blade
    itself incites to deeds of violence"

    Was that in one of the Halloween specials?
     
    rick, May 27, 2009
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    Ben Guest

    "When all you have is Excel, everything starts to look like a
    spreadsheet."
     
    Ben, May 27, 2009
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    ginge Guest

    Oooh, mind if I use that?
     
    ginge, May 27, 2009
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    darsy Guest

    don't fucking start me.
     
    darsy, May 27, 2009
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    darsy Guest

    Si j'avais un martea...
     
    darsy, May 27, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    Partout cette terre...
     
    Ace, May 27, 2009
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    dog Guest

    dos moi pou sto kai kino ten gen
     
    dog, May 27, 2009
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    Ben Guest

    I'm sure I've nicked it from someone on here.
     
    Ben, May 27, 2009
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    darsy Guest

    <fx: points dog to a block-and-tackle located on a brown dwarf several
    parsecs away>

    off you go, lad.
     
    darsy, May 27, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    Google shows the expression (or very similar ones) being used for a
    number of years.
     
    Ace, May 27, 2009
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