=== Charles Angelich wrote
 
----------TORX
 
PM> Yah, but this stuff is =HARD=!!! But another issue: I don't
PM> see the point of using the security Torx screws in stuff
PM> for private consumption -- unless their intention is to
PM> make the product unserviceable by the consumer -- or at
PM> least give you some hassle before you can do so. What I'm
PM> trying to fix is an ordinary kitchen mixer -- not some high
PM> voltage dangerous item. So what's the point? The only other
PM> place I've seen those screws used is in public places where
PM> they -might- reduce theft and vandalism. That I can
PM> understand.
 
> When I lost the tip of one finger to a heavy front
> door of my house the surgeon had mainly women in
> the waiting room of his offices. When it was my
> turn to see him I asked where all the men were
> these women were waiting for. He laughed and said
> 75% of his patients were women. Seems woman don't
> get the 'training' when using blenders etc. that
> young men receive when working around machinery
> for the first time and they lose fingers in the
> process. I do know women will try to fish a spoon
> from a garbage disposal unit without unplugging it
> first.
 
> I'm guessing that many woman attempt to 'fix'
> appliances without unplugging them first?
 
 Sounds good... since I recently sliced a chunk off
 the end of my finger on a mandolin by not using
 the holding gadget. Guess we otta stick to our
 respective fields. [g]
 
 However, I'd think that -ordinary- Torx would be
 enough to baffle those women who want to try
 fixing stuff.
 
 

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