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Re: Petcock

To: "fred thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Petcock
From: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 14:29:16 -0400
Cc: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Fred,

The Brits on this list will be interested in the following news item:

The very first shipment of Viagra to Britain was hijacked at Heathrow. 
Scotland Yard is now looking for a gang of hardened criminals.

Sumner Weisman

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> From: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
> To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Petcock
> Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 2:53 PM
> 
> Sumner Weisman wrote:
> > 
> > Geezer,
> > 
> > Let's make it clear to the rest of the listers:  It's the petcock at
the
> > bottom of my TR-3 radiator we're talking about here.  Other listers
also
> > have frozen petcocks, and that's why they drain the radiator by
loosening
> > the bottom hose, as I do.
> > 
> > I enjoyed your advice, and that gave me a new idea.  Has anyone tried
> > mixing Viagra with anti-freeze?
> > 
> > Sumner
> > 
> > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:13:00 +0000
> > From: "Coday Family" <coday@localaccess.com>
> > Subject: Can we thaw Sumner's petcock?
> > 
> > Well Sumner, since you brought it up:
> > 
> > On page 242 of the abridged Starr Report, you may note that even the
> > President's petcock occasionally freezes up.   There are several
> > traditional means of freeing these pesky things up.  At times even
> > your rose garden variety, mechanically-ignorant interns can get
> > these things flowing again.
> > 
> > The most standard means in current vogue in our nation's capital is
> > the use of blowtorch and hammer, known in DC as the Rodham maneuver
> > or Hillary hammer.  It's not subtle and not always effective.
> > 
> > There are many less abrasive ways of getting a frozen petcock
> > operating again, including the use of a silky loin cloth cut in the
> > style our Brit cousins are so fond of.  There are also said to be
> > ways a petcock may be coaxed back to life manually or by other means,
> > but the details are too salacious to recount here.
> > 
> > In short, I am both stunned and saddened to hear that you motor
> > around with a frozen petcock.  Please avail yourself of some options.
> > I am not an expert on frozen petcocks, have not yet encountered one
> > personally, but I trust that with some sage advice from the more
> > seasoned voices on this list, we can have your petcock running again
> > in no time and with relatively few parts, labor or legal fees.
> > 
> > My condolences and best wishes for a full recovery,
> > 
> > Geezer
> 
> 
> Threw all my Viagra down the toilet, now I can't the the lid to go down, 
> know a plumber ??
> 

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