Hmm, an interesting read! I've had that problem before trying to get somebody to understand something! That was pretty good, thanks :)

thank you very much Shanster... in my life, being taught in story form was always a huge plus and much easier...

V.

A recent quote: "It would be like explaining nuclear physics to a pot of rotting mayonnaise."

Bunners

and there ya go...

V.

I've heard that applying a drill to the forehead of people who cause tension can make it stop, too. It's a lot harder to cover up with paint, tho.

*Laughs... so true so true so true...

V.

Haha multiple forms of relief all in one story.
Thanks for sharing, V.

*smiles so very big... thank you K...

V.

This tale is a well-written one.

thank you so very much Fireball...

V.

Speaking as a certified A&P. that solution is 100% kee-rect!

Look down

Now i was shown center the drill just past the end of the crack so if crack is migrating through the aluminum at an angle you get the end of the crack. When I say just passed the end as in about 1/32 of an inch. Then the drill bit diameter should be three times the thickness of the material minimum, been so long I think that's what it should be

Sounds right to me!

*Hugs both of the mechanic types...

V.

Odd how you remember things from 45 years ago... and somethings you can't remember in an hour.

In my case, 36 years...

That was a good read dear one, one of the reasons my dad had as good a hearing as he did was he was wearing his headphones whenever he was flying just to protect his hearing

*laughs... yeah, my hearing is shot, but I think it might be more family oriented since we all turned deft with age...

V.

My hearing is still very good... I can hear Sage outside when she does her help me whisper when she has become tangled... I think she does it just to get attention... not that I can blame her.

Great story! Methinks that Mel isn't the sharpest tack on the bulletin board.

but a good pilot none the less... *chuckles... good morning Walt...

V.

Good morning! (observes the Sacrament of Coffee)

same same...

V.

i had one of those kinds of drills when i was a kid, and i wish i'd had one when i was 'camping'.

because if you've got one of those, and a really long roll of insulated mulitstrand wire, and one of those jacknife folding kind of pruning saws,
that all fit nicely in your back pack, and one of those folding 'trenching' shovels, you can build all kinds of things with fallen branches.

i know a lot of survival campers prefer an ax and parachord, they think but won't say, those are more he man survival romantic.
well bonx cheer to that kind of nonsense. oh and the eggbeater type drill, for making long small holes, that you can pass the wire through,
to tie things together.

well you can do almost anything with almost nothing, but only if you have unlimited time to do so.

that's why ancient architects didn't have to borrow from some alien's tool box, they had all those thousands of years to build things.

well anyway, to get back to the point, its just when you're out in the woods or the desert or wherever far from so called civilization,
there just aren't that many trees that have electrical outlets to plug in a power drill, and those old eggbeater type drills worked just fine.

And you'd be amazed appalled at how many kids don't know that last bit of information.

I worry sometimes...

V.

they sure did... when I got into aviation, all the sheetmetal guys carried one...

V.

*laughs... see that? IT WORKS!

V.

In Mel's defense, Emmet did beat around the bush a bit before he got to the point.

I'm baaaack!!!

was point a pun? Bwahahahahahahaha....

*hugs.... I'm glad you're back. I hope you had a good time.

V.

Just like that, the beavers saved themselves the trauma of a future plane crash.

The dynamic between the beavers here reminds of the time myself and another fellow were explaining the Streisand effect to a third individual, who was having trouble wrapping her head around it at first.

The way you are able to convey accents and the dynamic between the pilot and mechanic just brings it all to life.

*smiles very big... thank you...

V.