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Another Way Index Cards Completely Rule

By , on Thursday, April 19th, 2007



Index Cards Make Decent Funnels

Originally uploaded by inkedmn.


So, this morning on my way to work I realized that my car was running a bit funky and needed some transmission fluid. I stopped at 7-11, grabbed some napkins for wiping the dipstick and realized – I have no funnel…

Now, I drive a 1965 Buick, so I could damn near crawl into the engine compartment and take a nap. But for some reason, the fill tube for the transmission is arranged almost perfectly horizontal, making the funnel a necessity.

At that point, in a truly MacGuyver-style move, I whipped out the Hipster PDA from my back pocket, fashioned a crude funnel and added the necessary fluid (as well as coating a good portion of the exhaust manifold, causing a rather comical smoky mess).

So, yeah, index cards are infinitely useful :)

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  • http://www.legalandrew.com Andrew Flusche

    I love it!! Very nice.

  • http://blog.scottjelias.net Scott Elias

    I’d have probably spent an hour cursing, another 30 minutes on hold with AAA, and 45 minutes waiting for them to show up. All the while with a half-pack of index cards sitting in the console.

    Good going, MacGyver!

    :-)

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  • http://www.allbusiness.com/blog/CustomerServiceExperience/10783/ Glenn (Customer Service Experience) Ross

    Hmmm. You got me on this one. I don’t think my Moleskine would work here.

    No–Wait! I could tear out the pocket and rip a hole in the bottom of one end, hold the top open with my fingers and pour the transmission fluid in.

    On second thought–Nahhhhhhhhhhh!

  • http://swtransmissions.com/ Used Transmissions

    I made a funnel out of a plastic soda bottle I had lying on the floor in my car once… been my excuse for not cleaning the trash off the floor ever since!

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