when mine was a tot, I put metal storm door screen onto the bottom of one of those kiddy flinstone cars. "walk feet and move car". It was a dune buggy with roll bars and rather high walled at that. She could sit in there and I'd use ropes attached to decorative lugs (but they were molded of the heavy pvc) and by turning my wrist I could steer it while walking with my cane in the other hand. We used to go for long rides. On down hill I could jog a bit if I knew the path, but just stop it with the claf muscle as a bumper.
On Sat, 7 Aug 2010, William Stephan wrote: > Lenny: I remember those pedal cars, though I never had one. We use do > steal your sister's roller skates, which were metal then, and screw thm to > each end of a 8 x 1 plank. Then we'd mount a wooden crate on the front and > put handles on it. It was a great scooter and roared like a jet on > concrete. Maybe all the children have segways these days, I don't know. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 14:04 > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] "Easy to Assemble! Takes only 20 minutes" > > > > > > Some great memories of Christmas Eve. Still, there will never be a > replacement for the old individual owned hardware/toy stores. When I was old > > enough to help assemble toys for my younger brothers and sisters there was > one hardware store from which my parents purchased everything. There was > more than one year where putting something together we discovered that there > > was a missing part. I remember my dad calling the owner at 1 or 2 in the > morning. Fran would say drive out the parts will be in a bag at the side > door. He did that for everyone not just my dad. With support like that > everyone that we knew only purchased from Saures' hardware. I sure do miss > that store. Around 1960 we put two Scat cars together for my brothers. > These were peddle cars that now remind you of a go-cart. Sure wish we still > had them, last week on the History Channel there was a program about > antiques. These cars now sell from $1,200 to $1,500. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Alan Paganelli" <alanandsuza...@earthlink.net > <mailto:alanandsuzanne%40earthlink.net> > > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 2:43 PM > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >> > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] "Easy to Assemble! Takes only 20 minutes" > >> LLOL! when I was married to my first wife, we bought a tricycle for her. >> All I got was a box of metal parts and on the box it said "Easy to >> Assemble! >> Takes only 20 minutes" More like 20 days! There I am on Christmas Eve On >> the back of the tricycle were 2 steps to get up to the plastic seat. The >> holes for the second step were missing I mean not even there so here I am >> with only a power drill and the damn tricycle made of steal. There was >> some >> other toy to assemble as well. I don't remember what it was but I >> finished >> the job about 5 minutes before my 3 year old daughter woke up and ready >> for >> some serious Christmas present opening. I remember she was very happy >> with >> her bike and road it all over the house that morning. I think every body >> who has kids has at least one story like that. I was so torked off that >> the >> damn holes weren't even there and the second step was actually a >> reinforcement peace as well so I couldn't just leave it off. >> >> There was a swing set that Suzanne bought for the kids at Toys are us. I >> couldn't see what it looked like because I didn't go with her so she says >> I'll read the instructions to you over the phone if you get stuck. You've >> seen swing sets before. How hard can it be to put a kids swing set >> together. LOL! It took me 4 days but in the end, there were 3 A-frame >> supports, 2 regular seats, a trapeze, a sea saw and a 4 kid glider plus a >> slide attached to one of the A-Frames. I think my oldest was almost 20 >> when >> that swing set got pitched. Every kid in 2 miles had played on it at one >> time or another. There were ruts in the ground from kids shoes and that's >> some trick in the desert where the ground is as hard as concrete. >> >> Alan >> >> Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ >> There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on >> the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! >> >> The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still >> available upon request. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfri...@comcast.net > <mailto:cyselfridge%40comcast.net> > >> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 7:00 AM >> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Buying a new Bed? >> >> >>> Alan, >>> >>> My good friend, let me tell you a very short tale of woe about assembling >>> items. >>> >>> One Christmas we purchased a doll stroller for our daughter and it >>> *CLEARLY* >>> stated that "simple household tools required". Now, that is one of the >>> most >>> deceptive and misleading statements which could be used by any purveyor >>> of >>> goods. (LOLLOLLOL) >>> >>> We did see the finished product at Toys Are Us so we felt confident that >>> success would be forthcoming. >>> >>> Much to our (particularly mine) dismay nothing quite lined up correctly. >>> Of >>> course, it was Christmas Even when this discovery was made. Fortunately I >>> still had a tap and dye set and could make holes where holes needed to >>> be. >>> It took about 4 hours and quite a bit of Wild Turkey to assemble the >>> wonderful little thing and I do not think "wonderful" was one of the >>> words >>> I >>> used to describe it. (LOLLOLLOL) >>> >>> Cy, The Anasazi >>> >>> >>> >>> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >>> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] >>> On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli >>> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 7:28 AM >>> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >>> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Buying a new Bed? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Claudia, >>> >>> We have a metal bed frame that is standard or queen. The queen is 6 >>> inches >>> wider then the standard with 3 inches on a side and the length is the >>> same. >>> Where the head board would be on the frame isa plate with holes in it. >>> This >>> plate holds the box spring esembly from shooting off the other end. When >>> you buy a head board, there are holes in it that line up with those holes >>> on >>> >>> the plate and hold the head board firmly in place. You can move the bed >>> for >>> cleaning because the plates on either side hold the head board up off the >>> floor a bit so you can move it. >>> >>> Some frames can be adjusted to standard or queen. Others are queen and >>> can >>> be adjusted to king but the most popular size is queen. >>> >>> The kind of head board your talking about from Wal-Mart should mention in >>> the add what size bed it fits. If you have a queen, then make sure you >>> get >>> a queen etc. Putting them together is childs play. If I can see what it >>> looks like, I can put it together. My wife and I will go down to the >>> store >>> and she'll show me what she wants. I'll look it over real good and when >>> we >>> get it home, I can put most things together and the ones I have trouble >>> with >>> >>> my sighted wife is there to read the instructions. >>> >>> We bought one of those kinds of head boards. Putting one together was >>> pretty simple. Any bed frame you buy will accomidate a head board but >>> given >>> what you described, you don't need a new frame, just the head board. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Alan >>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Okay, >>>>>> >>>>>> I need some explanation here. >>>>>> We have a queen-sized bed that sits on a metal >>>>>> frame with wheels. The bed has both its matress and box spring! >>>>>> The headboard is what's called a bookcase style. >>>>>> It's the width of the bed, with shelves on each >>>>>> side and an open space in the middle. >>>>>> We'd like a similar set-up for the new bed. >>>>>> >>>>>> However, we've been hunting, and this is what >>>>>> we've found. The beds don't seem to have metal >>>>>> or iron frames anymore; they seem to have a wood >>>>>> base or frame. I'm wondering if we can connect a >>>>>> headboard to this type of bed or not? >>>>>> >>>>>> As I said, the current frame is on wheels, so >>>>>> that gives the bed some height; we need >>>>>> something that's a little lower to the ground, >>>>>> so it seems that wood frames are the way to go. >>>>>> But, again, we also want this book case style >>>>>> headboard, and they're difficult to find. >>>>>> Walmart has one by Sauder that we can put >>>>>> together, and this is what I'm thinking of doing. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it logical that you can purchase a bed frame >>>>>> separately from the bed itself? Am I right in >>>>>> thinking that you can't connect headboards to >>>>>> wooden frames? And if I'm wrong on this, how is >>>>>> this done? Would it be by drilling holes into >>>>>> the frame and screwing the headboard to it? >>>>>> I'm not sure if this is making any sense, but >>>>>> since I don't have any sight, all of what I'm >>>>>> picturing here has been things that I've only been able to touch! >>>>>> >>>>>> Claudia >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Send any questions regarding list management to: >>> blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> >>> To listen to the show archives go to link >>> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > &PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >>> Or >>> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >>> >>> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >>> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >>> >>> Visit the archives page at the following address >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >>> >>> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >>> list just send a blank message to: >>> blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! 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