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[at-l] Aptitude
The Professor wrote:
>Surely you jest.
In part, but not entirely.
>On the contrary, if you have an equipment failure, the only thing
>thing that does help you is your aptitude and ability to improvise,
>most especially in the Smokys or the Wilderness. (Q.E.D)
That depends a whole lot on what breaks - and how. One way to
prevent or at least reduce the problem is to use equipment that's
reliable. If I buy a piece of equipment and it falls apart the first
time I use it, the only place that puppys going is back to the
manufacturer. I won't trust my life or Ginny's to something
that's poorly made in the first place. And that's not because
I lack aptitude - I'm an engineer and a qualified mechanic on
anything from a pocket knife to a spacecraft.
>Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong,
> and at the worst possible moment.
Ahhh - a believer in Mr Murphy's principles. I'm more of a believer
in O'Toole's Law which states that Murphy was an optimist.
Walk softly,
Jim
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