Comments on: My Memorial Day: Where Are the Freaking Screwholes? http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/ Harangues that just make sense Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:42:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike K http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40492 Mike K Wed, 31 May 2006 03:55:58 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40492 You have obviously purchased the swing set from China and had an English-challenged writer producing the instructions. This used to be a lot more common when exports were not the huge industry they are now. You have obviously purchased the swing set from China and had an English-challenged writer producing the instructions. This used to be a lot more common when exports were not the huge industry they are now.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40480 Walter E. Wallis Tue, 30 May 2006 21:14:06 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40480 Notify the maker and he will send you a sack of holes. Notify the maker and he will send you a sack of holes.

]]> By: Desert Rat http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40471 Desert Rat Tue, 30 May 2006 19:22:55 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40471 If you end up injuring yourself during the assembly of the swing-set, you can always solicit John Edwards to sue. He can sue the manufacturer, the store whom sold it to you, and maybe even sneak in the name of a pharmaceutical, or R.J. Reynolds' name in the lawsuit. If you end up injuring yourself during the assembly of the swing-set, you can always solicit John Edwards to sue.
He can sue the manufacturer, the store whom sold it to you, and maybe even sneak in the name of a pharmaceutical, or R.J. Reynolds’ name in the lawsuit.

]]> By: Cookla14, Fran14 and Ollie14 http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40469 Cookla14, Fran14 and Ollie14 Tue, 30 May 2006 18:09:17 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40469 It's like most home projects, after you figure out the tools you need and how to do it, then run down to China Depot a few times to buy all those bubble packs of little hardware necessities and then finally complete the project, you realize you could do it again in 10% of the time...if you had to. It’s like most home projects, after you figure out the tools you need and how to do it, then run down to China Depot a few times to buy all those bubble packs of little hardware necessities and then finally complete the project, you realize you could do it again in 10% of the time…if you had to.

]]> By: Kevin Murphy http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40464 Kevin Murphy Tue, 30 May 2006 15:29:04 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40464 something is upside down or backwards and/or two similar parts are interchanged. something is upside down or backwards and/or two similar parts are interchanged.

]]> By: HD Wanderer http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40463 HD Wanderer Tue, 30 May 2006 15:16:43 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40463 I've had similar problems with purchased items lately, very annoying. So far I've been able to finish the projects easily, but I keep waiting to open one of the boxes to find just raw lumber, paint and screws. The small print will say something like: <em>Drill, table saw, and any useful form of instructions not included. All assembly (as well as measuring, cutting, and painting) is required.</em> I’ve had similar problems with purchased items lately, very annoying. So far I’ve been able to finish the projects easily, but I keep waiting to open one of the boxes to find just raw lumber, paint and screws. The small print will say something like: Drill, table saw, and any useful form of instructions not included. All assembly (as well as measuring, cutting, and painting) is required.

]]> By: Dwilkers http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40462 Dwilkers Tue, 30 May 2006 14:51:20 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40462 Heh. At least you can drill your own holes. What gets me is when there's some mondo bizzaro piece of hardware needed that they failed to include. BTW re: <i>"bunch of pictures of some guy putting it together"</i> did you see recently where one of the manufacturers got whacked by the PC crowd recently because the pics in their instructions were of a man rather than a woman or asexual (unisexual?) or whatever? I think it was Ikea. I mean...how do you draw sexually neutral stick figures anyway? Libs gone wild. Heh. At least you can drill your own holes. What gets me is when there’s some mondo bizzaro piece of hardware needed that they failed to include.

BTW re: “bunch of pictures of some guy putting it together” did you see recently where one of the manufacturers got whacked by the PC crowd recently because the pics in their instructions were of a man rather than a woman or asexual (unisexual?) or whatever? I think it was Ikea.

I mean…how do you draw sexually neutral stick figures anyway?

Libs gone wild.

]]> By: Angry Clam http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40461 Angry Clam Tue, 30 May 2006 14:49:27 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40461 Put some soap on the screw and just screw it into the wood. Bonus points for soap + metal. I bet you even use powertools. Put some soap on the screw and just screw it into the wood. Bonus points for soap + metal.

I bet you even use powertools.

]]> By: Attila (Pillage Idiot) http://patterico.com/2006/05/30/my-memorial-day-where-are-the-freaking-screwholes/#comment-40456 Attila (Pillage Idiot) Tue, 30 May 2006 13:38:48 +0000 http://patterico.com/?p=4627#comment-40456 That's why it's called "do it yourself." That’s why it’s called “do it yourself.”

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