In a message dated 6/13/03 11:37:31 AM Central Daylight Time,
bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> "Does everyone have a soldering iron at home in US?"
>
> Here in the Frontier (that's as in wild, wild west, not as in Fuji), we all
> have them. they perform many uses. In a pinch, with a long cord, we can use
> them to brand our cattle. They are our last weapon in case of Indian attack.
> A large one allows us to make field repairs on our stills (there's that long
> cord again!). We just try to avoid using them after a big evening drinking
> sarsparilla!
>
>
Someone told me they could be used to cauterize your hemorrhoids. I thought
that was too much information at the time. Still do. Might give one cause to
not be such a tight a##. Bill Barber
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