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   Clare Snyder to All   
   Re: Hello??   
   23 Sep 25 23:49:52   
   
   From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:17:31 -0400, Leon Fisk    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:16:12 -0400   
   >"Jim Wilkins"  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>My sister gave me a Bone creeper for Christmas, her husband is a mechanic. It   
   >>has larger wheels that swivel well and handle cracks better than the   
   >>Autozone webbing creeper.   
   >   
   >I liked the looks of those "Bones" creepers too. Until I started seeing   
   >them stuck in peoples trash carts along the road with the castor area   
   >busted out of them. As I recall it was a small circular area right at   
   >the top of the bulge for the castor??   
   >   
   >I realize there are people who can break anything but I've seen them   
   >several times now and I don't get out much anymore.   
   >   
   >At least the old style from years ago was fixable. New castors and   
   >board slats can still be had...   
    I still have one from the late 40s or early 50s and one from the late   
   60s - both still work but NOT on the pave-stone driveway!!   
      
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