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Call Me McGyver

February 10, 2006 by Jack Steiner 9 Comments

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You can call me McGyver. Earlier this evening I fixed a 50 year old bathtub with a combination of parts stripped from odds and ends, sheer determination and a minmal amount of swearing.

I don’t care if you are impressed or not, I am. Somehow it worked.

And on a note that is only going to be understood by some, I have an overwhelming urge to shout “Back off man, I am a scientist!”

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  1. Jack's Shack says

    February 13, 2006 at 5:43 am

    Prag,

    Don’t sell yourself short.

    Ric,

    You are correct, I bow my head.

    Elster,

    There is more to the story but I didn’t want to brag. 😉

    Inky,

    I wish that my tub was only ten years old.

    Chickadee,

    I used my inner child. At heart I am still just a boy.

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  2. Chickadee says

    February 12, 2006 at 9:19 pm

    Awesome! Scientists are creative…it takes a lot of creativity to be resourceful enough to fix a 50-yr old tub with a few odds and ends. 🙂

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  3. Moonchild says

    February 12, 2006 at 5:05 am

    congrats. i got my 10 year old tub fixed or actually replaced right before Xmas….i had to hire someone as i was not equipped with magic hands oh wait…i mean, well…foot is already in my mouth. good work macguyver.

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  4. ~ Stacy ~ says

    February 10, 2006 at 11:35 pm

    “McGyver.”

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  5. Elster says

    February 10, 2006 at 2:15 pm

    If you were REALLY McGuyver, not only would you have fixed the tub, but you would somehow have been able to use it to thwart the villains right outside your home.

    Still tho, if I would have fixed it, there would have been the maximum amount of swearing so I find the act impressive nonetheless

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  6. Ric says

    February 10, 2006 at 12:01 pm

    For it to count as a real McGyver fix you need to include duct tape as one of the key resources used. Otherwise it’s just impressive. 🙂

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  7. Pragmatician says

    February 10, 2006 at 10:06 am

    I am definitely impressed, Mc.
    I couldn’t fix a bathtub if I had the best parts and was guided by a professional.

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  8. Jack's Shack says

    February 10, 2006 at 8:38 am

    Good to see that someone got the reference. Love that movie.

    Reply
  9. Ger Tzadik says

    February 10, 2006 at 6:55 am

    Who ya gonna call?

    Reply

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