Mechanical sympathy

**slofox** · 16th March 2009, 15:15

Yep. Had a mate who was as mechanically inclined as a fish. Everything he touched was fucked as well...

eg 1. He hired a tractor to slash some Manchurian Rice Grass on his property. It ran low on gas. He refilled it. With petrol. It was a diesel tractor...

eg 2. In process of above slashing he drove over a raceway. Without lifting the rotary slasher. Busted all the blades of said slasher...after that the firm refused to hire out tractors any more. To ANYone...

eg 3. Went to help him paint a room one night. He thinned the water based paint...with turps. Then wanted to swing it round and round his head to "use centrifugal force to separate the layers". I talked him into just buying some more paint. No real need to demolish the house...

eg 4. He was looking at buying a Rover V8...brought it round to my place for a looksee. Proceeded to rev it to redline (sustained) while he "looked for exhaust smoke". I had my fingers in my ears...suggested that such practice was not a good idea on an unloaded engine of V8 structure...

I could go on. But you get the idea. Don't ask about the Hobiecat...and NEVER LET HIM RIDE YOUR BIKE!!!!

**xwhatsit** · 16th March 2009, 15:21

Originally Posted by slofox

Don't ask about the Hobiecat

I wanna know about the Hobiecat

**cs363** · 16th March 2009, 17:17

Originally Posted by xwhatsit

I wanna know about the Hobiecat

mmm yes, me too!!

**Bonez** · 16th March 2009, 17:59

Get over it. After all at the end of the day its only just metal and plastic.

**cs363** · 16th March 2009, 19:02

^^^^ Eeww...I think he's one of them!!!

(a non mechanical sympathist I mean, before anyone gets the wrong idea!!)

**Pussy** · 16th March 2009, 19:06

I once knew an aircraft engineer whose nickname was "Passion Fingers"

Everything he touched he fucked too

**cs363** · 16th March 2009, 19:08

Originally Posted by Pussy

I once knew an aircraft engineer whose nickname was "Passion Fingers"

Everything he touched he fucked too

Obviously he spared your bird from his attentions!?

**zzzbang** · 16th March 2009, 19:11

Hmmm... theres this guy in South Africa that went on a trip with us. Hes quite a special guy, hes got a big beard that pokes from under his helmet and he stutters. Also, whenever he gets on a bike you can be sure that bike is fucked, the thing doesnt have a chance.

On this trip he broke his bike on the first day (Yammy WR450 - quite hard to break even if you try), he lent another guys bike and promptly broke that aswell. Funnily enough someone else lent him their bike after that..

.. Well who didnt see that coming.

**Bonez** · 16th March 2009, 19:12

Originally Posted by cs363

^^^^ Eeww...I think he's one of them!!!

(a non mechanical sympathist I mean, before anyone gets the wrong idea!!)

I've got three bikes with over 100,000kms up

A fourth well on its way.

Know me before you judge me.

**cs363** · 16th March 2009, 19:14

Originally Posted by Bonez

I've got three bikes with over 100,000kms up

A fourth well on its way.

Don't get ya knickers in a knot, I was taking the piss! Now, talking of which....back to the

**Bonez** · 16th March 2009, 19:17

Originally Posted by cs363

Don't get ya knickers in a knot, I was taking the piss! Now, talking of which....back to the

Pissed myself laughing. Yip the beers good.

**pritch** · 16th March 2009, 19:19

Originally Posted by Blatman

Actually this was what 'Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' was about. Great book

I'm sort with J Random on this. But if asked what it really was about I'd probably cheat and read the blurb before I answered.

We have a small fleet of vehicles at work and it pisses me off to see anyone treating them rough. I do try to treat mechanical things in a sympathetic manner but don't always succeed as well as I'd like.