[paul packer]

On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:47:19 +0200, Sander deWaal
wrote:

(paul packer) said:


Disagree. Cars are far less tinkerable. I don't know what kids do, but
the average motorist is certainly far less equipped to get his hands
dirty than a few years ago. I knew a lady who use to do a valve grind
on her car in the early 50s. I'd like to see that now. Anything much
beyond an oil change is a course.


A "lady" who grinded her own valve sittings?
Was her name Edna, perchance? ;-)
I guess "the outback " asks for fierce women, with hair on their
teeth, arms like trees and weiging a massive 400+ pounds..........

Actually she was a most diminuitive little lady. Very quietly spoken.
She was the first woman to join a motorcycle club in Australia (1930).
Later she owned a service station. Not surprising she did her own car
repairs. Apparently the only thing she couldn't do was take the head
of and replace it-- for that she needed her husband's help. I don't
know what he was doing the rest of the time.