[Shop-talk] auto shop slang

[Donald H Locker]

Fits-all for an adjustable spanner.
Son-of-a-b.... for almost any tool that won't behave.

But I've never heard of a tire root.
Donald.

crothfuss at coastalnet.com wrote:
> We're trying to put together a contest at work for our newsletter, matching shop slang terms to the actual meanings.  Things like calling a cutting torch a "smoke wrench", or trim adhesive "Gorilla snot".  (Yes, it's been a slow week!)
> 
> Anybody have any we might not have come up with yet?
> 
> Know what a "tire root" is?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chuck