Open Poetry #38 |
duct tape and me |
Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
the trigger for this write: http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,1818229,00.html When the muffler fell off of my VW Rabbit on my uphill winding rock filled snow covered driveway in Alaska, two proverbial Alaskan auto repair items came to the rescue... duct tape and bailing twine, which I always kept in the trunk and in the cabin for any and all emergency repairs. When the door latches froze at 40 below zero and the doors on my diesel pickup wouldn't shut, bailing twine and duct tape put me back on the road again. When the latch on the fridge broke, yes, you guessed correctly. Grey duct tape. And when the astronauts in their high tech mobile units zipping around in outer space have an emergency? You guessed it, duct tape saves the day. Duct tape. Don't leave home without it. |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia |
::smiles:: Good ol' West Virginia chrome ! enjoyed as always |
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divine chaos Senior Member
since 2006-07-09
Posts 617dancing 'neath the moon |
Duct tape is the handyman's secret weapon! It holds the world together and yep, it's definitely west virginia chrome lmao ~*Sheli*~ just a simple country girl living in the hills of west virginny By words the mind is winged |
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deasomnians Member
since 2006-06-20
Posts 87California |
"Duct tape fixes everything." That's my motto. Glad someone else understands -Katie |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
but getting the glue off is a pain especially if it's baked on by the sun this made me smile Kacy |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
I remember my first car was a VW Beetle and I lost parts all the way up a washboard hill late at night. I was in highschool, and though I am also from the land of duct tape, I didn't have any. i hated that car from that time on -- but I still live in the land of Midnight Sun, Nirvana of Duct Tape lovers. aziza |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Kacy, I almost fell off of my chair...you have me laughing like crazy right now... When I was in the Navy, NO one left port without a plentiful supply of duct tape.. Oh but the devious things one can do with a fresh roll of it...gray, green or red.. no matter the color... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
You brought me big smiles with this one Kacy! Whatever would we do without duct tape?!! Hugs~Nancy |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
And for many years, even as an adult, I thought it was duck tape! Could never understand why! I suppose it was a case of from one bird to another. - Owl |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
juat happened to have bought some today..although they also make it in clear M |
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