Emergency Car Fix or Winter Sucks

"Cajun Ginger" (CajunGinger) 01/24/2014 at 14:21 • Filed to: None

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I just reattached (kind of) a piece of trim I knocked loose by using two hair bands. Good thing I have long hair?

Hopefully it holds until I get home to tools and someplace where I won't have to crawl around in filthy freezing slush. (As in not a parking lot)

Cherry_man1 > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:22

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O.o how long is your hair?

Cajun Ginger > Cherry_man1 01/24/2014 at 14:23

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Over halfway down my back.

Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:28

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Ladies are more equipped to do instant diy than men :P

Cajun Ginger > Icemanmaybeirunoutofthetalents 01/24/2014 at 14:33

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Evidently. If I'd had my flight bag in my car I would have had tools. So that's what I found digging through my little backpack/purse. FYI ice scrapers do not work as screwdrivers or hammers.

The Real Unsharer > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:36

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That's an impressive MacGyver job you pulled :)

Cajun Ginger > The Real Unsharer 01/24/2014 at 14:39

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Thank you. It's amazing what can be found in a purse. ;p Everyone should carry a purse? (Actually I carry a backpack)

So what should go in the ultimate McGyver kit? Duct tape, hair bands, matches, model rocket engines, what else?

jariten1781 > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:42

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My wife hates it when her hair bands get stretched out. She would never do this.

Cajun Ginger > jariten1781 01/24/2014 at 14:47

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I buy them in bulk. But seriously. Piece of trim I might be able to salvage with the right tools or fifteen cents in hair bands? I think I can sacrifice two hair bands. I think I'll survive the loss. I should probably put some zip ties in my purse or flight bag though. Zip ties go right up there with duct tape.

jariten1781 > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:50

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Yup, I've got a combo pack of various sizes of zip ties in all my cars.

Roberto G. > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 14:59

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Unfortunately, that thing looks broken, and you will need to replace it, or check for the opinion of a clever metal carpenter.

Cajun Ginger > Roberto G. 01/24/2014 at 15:02

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It's plastic. Some of the attachment tabs are snapped. So hopefully I can find one at a junkyard. Until then though I might be able to get it to hold if I can get the remaining tabs and plastic anchors back in plus replace the missing anchors. Too much plastic on cars.

The Real Unsharer > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 15:08

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I'd add AA batteries, copper wires, and chewing gum.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 15:15

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Ah, i miss having long hair...

Cajun Ginger > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/24/2014 at 15:17

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Grow it back out? Long hair is easier for me. Most days my hair lives in a bun.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 15:28

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ah, yes, you see I no longer have enough of it for that work ;) I mean it's one thing when you're a combo white-boy-jew-'fro and cascading ringlets sort of 20-something, and another entirely when you're a 35 year old dude with enough shiny on top that your half-head pony tail makes you look like an old hippie... If I keep it short and wear a hat I still get carded ;)

Saf1 > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 15:31

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Cool! I like stuff like this.

Cajun Ginger > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/24/2014 at 15:34

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Ah. I'm a late 30's woman. Rock that hat then. I still get carded even for cigarettes. Kind of a pain in the butt sometimes.

153624 - Straight Six > jariten1781 01/24/2014 at 15:35

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Zip ties, duct tape, and a screwdriver. You can fix almost anything.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/24/2014 at 15:36

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I used to have hair like this but longer... (not me in the picture, it was too long ago to have any redily available in digital format) I still have a beard like that (ok it has a few streaks of gray..)...

asimplepea > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 16:19

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Haha, I've had to use yarn that I had as an emergency fix to tie up a piece of undercarriage panel that was dragging. MacGyvers unite!

witsnt1ts > Saf1 01/24/2014 at 16:30

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Oh c'mon!!

The Compromiser > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 18:47

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Once had to reattach a corolla exhaust with a bungee cord. Bump, pshpshpshhhhhhh. Fixed later with wire ties

Cherry_man1 > Cajun Ginger 01/24/2014 at 21:00

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Dang, my goal isn't quite that long but at least to the bottom of my shoulders

Cajun Ginger > Cherry_man1 01/24/2014 at 21:13

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I keep it long enough so I can just put it up in a nice bun easily. Keeps it out of my face.