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   Clare Snyder to All   
   Re: Hello??   
   23 Sep 25 23:48:17   
   
   From: clare@snyder.on.ca   
      
   On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:20:37 -0400, Leon Fisk    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 23:50:28 -0400   
   >Gerry  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>Several years ago when second son had mid-back length ponytail, he was   
   >>wishing he had used cardboard instead of my yard sale creeper to go   
   >>under his one ton when no one else was home and his hair got caught in   
   >>the casters.   
   >   
   >OUCH! I've a similar long ponytail. I always tuck it under my shirt   
   >when doing this kind of work. Best to tuck between shirt and sweatshirt   
   >but not really an option when it's HOT out. It stays put there pretty   
   >well too.   
   >   
   >Creepers always look and sound like a great way to work under vehicles.   
   >But the wheels are always bumping into your tools, parts... getting   
   >stuck in cracks in the cement and then you loose 2-4 inches of space to   
   >maneuver in. Cardboard seems the best solution for me??   
      
      
    Just don't use cardboard when using the deathwheel or welder or   
   torch!!!!   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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