On Thu, 23 Jun 1994, Ray James wrote:
> My dipstick dribbles! I have been disappointed with the thing since I
got it, as it is too short anyway, and groping around down there to get it
> pulled out has always been a real chore. Trying to get it back in the
tube is also a problem, especially in the dark. But all those problems I
> have been living with. Now the damn thing appears to be the source of a
leak. Spots everywhere. What an embarassment!
> sure would welcome their comments. (I expect the crumpet crew will have
a field day, in any case).
I for one refuse to relinquish what little dignity I have left when it's
obviously a set-up. Other crumpeteers may be unable to restrain
themselves, but you'll not get a rise out of me. Of course I am older
than most of the crumpet crew. Wisdom may not automatically come with
age, but there inevitably is a reduction in the frequency with which one
can be foolish.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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