[DeTomaso] Oil can question

[Bill Lewis]

Man, Boyd, you're joking, but I was reading the label on the new oil can that I just bought, and it says, quote: "WARNING  This product and the packaging contain a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm."
So, China, is not going to take us over overtly by war, or economic ruin, but, covertly, by prenatal infanticide.    --Bill 





> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:46:50 -0500
> From: boyd411 at gmail.com
> To: chuck at pantera.ws
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil can question
> 
> They probable sell something similat today. It is undoubtably made from
> Plastic  and the oil is probably And it probably has some sort of shelf life
> warning... toxic (in some way).
> 
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Chuck Adkinson <chuck at pantera.ws> wrote:
> 
> > "Dress Blues, Tennis Shoes and a light coat of oil"
> >
> > CW5 Chuck Adkinson
> > U.S. Army (ret)
> >
> > www.pantera.ws
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> > On
> > Behalf Of larry at ohiotimecorp.com
> > Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:08 AM
> > To: Charles Engles; boyd casey
> > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil can question
> >
> > The great sound of fixing something is no greater then the sound of an old
> > oil can with your
> > thumb pushing on the bottom of it.
> >
> >
> > Larry (i need to record that)- Cleveland
> >
> >
> > On Fri Nov 26  8:41 , boyd casey  sent:
> >
> > >I have several old oil cans that I still use . Mine were all inherited
> > from
> > >my grandfather who would be 111 if he were still alive . I have the old
> > >style with no moving parts ( just the bottom of the can pops in and out,
> > >using your thumb to pump it and a more modern one with an oilier tube that
> > >sticks out at a right angle to the can and it has a trigger that you pump
> > to
> > >dispense the oil. The more modern one is at least 45 years old. I like
> > them
> > >because you can dispense what ever oil you want and I am a nostalgia buff.
> > I
> > >still have 3 in 1 as well as liquid wrench and a few others. I have had
> > the
> > >same can of  3 in one for as long as I can remember. It never seems to run
> > >out . It is also a hand me down. I think some things just can't be
> > improved
> > >upon.
> > >Boyd
> > >
> > >On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Charles Engles cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Bill,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>      I think three in one is OK.   I still use old fashioned oil cans
> > from
> > >> time to time.  I have two I  bought from Ace Hardware and two I
> > inherited
> > >> from my 92 year old step father.  Everyone should have at least one!
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>                  Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> > [detomaso-bounces at realbig.com','','','')">detomaso-
> > bounces at realbig.com]
> > >> On
> > >> Behalf Of Bill Lewis
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 6:18 PM
> > >> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil can question
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I decided to oil a bunch of pliers and wire-cutters that I found.  I
> > used
> > >> 3-in-one oil.  Is that OK?
> > >> Do folks still use the old fashioned oil cans anymore?  I'm going to
> > Lowes
> > >> tonight to buy one.    ---Bill
> > >>
> > >>
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