Re: The Mod 8.5 Buckle Revisited

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chuck) wrote in
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> Yo Fixin!
> Not a bad ideal for the old buckle assembly. Kind of makes the mind
> run wild huh???

Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk... sometimes after a couple snifters of fine brandy, le 
femmes become more... "adventurous"... ;')

> Seriously though, back to skates, I like the idea of
> just getting a regular strap and buckle and put it on and be done with
> it. I think I will keep the pair I scored this year.

Indeed, I'm starting to gather that it's the incremental crank-tightening 
mode that's hard on the teeth, and if you just use the "squeeze it 
yourself" method, this factory gear might last a long time.  If not, it's 
just one rivet for the strap and one for the buckle.

> They do have quite an open spot in the boot for ventilation, and would
> get kind of cool in the weather I am skating in now, but what the heck
> is duct tape made for anyway? You should see my helmet, it has all the
> vents taped up and my melon doesnt freeze anymore.

Well, it's not like Up North, but we had our first little slice of Siberia 
slide into So. Fla. this morning.  Just put a thin "ski gator" on my head 
and over my ears, let some air out of "The Pump" helmet fit system, and 
went forth w/ thin turtleneck and usual shorts... all good, but my NOSE got 
quite red, and the wind was strong enough to simulate uphill and downhill--
woohoo, good slalom action... despite the shorts my socks ended up as wet 
as on a summer day.

> Never have found a problem the duct tape wouldnt fix.

Too true.  Caught one ex-GF using it on her NOSE in lieu of Biore' strips 
to suck out the hardened oil and blackheads--and it worked!  Now, when no 
is looking, I use it to keep my eyebrows from joining forces--OUCH!--LOL!!