Hey Mac:
Doesn't look as if you will be running over me any time soon, eh!
See what evil thinking does to people.
I too wish you a speedy recovery, but I have to admit that I did have to dry
my eyes after reading your message.
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fredd [SMTP:fal@hiwaay.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 8:20 PM
> To: John Macartney
> Cc: FOT
> Subject: Speedy recovery, was : Take care !
>
> John,
>
> I wish you a very speedy recovery.
>
> fredd
> (with busted kneecap since 30+ years from a TR5 overdrive.)
>
> Jonmac wrote :
>
> > Hopefully the gravity of this brief message should be self-evident. In
> the
> event that any
> > lister wishes to speculate on the weight of a TR6 or 2500 saloon diff in
> an unfettered
> > condition and filled with oil - I can assure you it's heavy - VERY.
> > I was moving some stuff in my workshop yesterday and the spare diff (for
> which I have
> > great plans) somehow shot out of its corner where it had been sleeping
> very contentedly,
> > lowering its total mass on my left big toe at a speed marginally faster
> than that of
> > light.
> > The toe is now broken in two places, looks like a very overripe plum and
> I'm now just
> > beginning to speak in tones other than blasphemic monosyllables. In my
> quieter moments
> > since the event - and the Emergency Ward at the local hospital gave me
> ample time for
> > reflection, I've come to the conclusion that the diff, like other parts
> of
> the car was
> > grossly over-engineered and it really didn't need to be that heavy.
> >
> > Jonmac
>
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