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bonecollector
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 Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: Daily driver in need of some repairs. |
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Am I the only guy out there who procrastinates minor repairs on his vehicles. It seems like the only time I fix stuff is if it is for sale or sold. Today my bad habit came back to bite me in the azz. A couple months back the drivers door handle on my 61 single broke. The door still functions from the outside but the linkage inside is disconnected. I have been living with it since and open the door by sticking my arm out the window and opening it from the outside. A couple weeks after that broke I went fishing with a buddy in the single and he broke the inside passenger door handle off trying to close the door. I picked up a new handle but havent installed it yet. Fast forward to present. Yesterday it rained all day and turned to snow last night. After the snow fell everything iced up. I jumped in my truck this morning to head to work and realized I had forgot my keys. As I went to slide the window open so I could reach out to open the bus door I found that the window was frozen in place. I looked to the passenger door only to find the same problem. I was basically locked inside my single. I did eventually get out but it wasnt easy. Luckily though I made it out without breaking anything and I will be fixing both doors ASAP. Why do I put off such small repairs?
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Andrew
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That's hilarious! 
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bonecollector
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It wasnt so hilarious this morning sitting outside in extreme cold weather wondering how I was going to get out of the frozen bus. Luckily I had some misc. tools sitting under the dash and I was able to figure a way out. I also found some tools Ive been looking for lately.
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Andrew
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| It wasnt so hilarious this morning sitting outside in extreme cold weather wondering how I was going to get out of the frozen bus. Luckily I had some misc. tools sitting under the dash and I was able to figure a way out. I also found some tools Ive been looking for lately. |
If that had been me, I would have been laughing my ass off.
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pyrOman
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bone, WHERE IN FREEZING HELL ARE YOU? 
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bljones
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ROTFLMAO! That's like a "man bites dog" story.
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NorCalWeekender
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To actually answer your question, I'm not sure why we let some repairs wait and wait and wait. I know I've done that, but thankfully without any major problems. It's just one of those things. Either I don't have time or funds or space. There's always an excuse.
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crofty
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That kind of stuff is ok to screw around on but make sure that NEVER carries over to your motor, trans and/or brakes.
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I think that story just inspired me to fix the lock on my driver's door.
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