DId you take it?
11-12-10, 12:26 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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DId you take it?
Come on, fess up. Whoever spirited my Suntour freewheel remover out of my house, bring it back! I've turned the house upside down and kind find it anywhere! 
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11-12-10, 12:58 PM
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Doohickie, you can spirit mine any time you want. It's in the black toolchest in the garage, just to the left of the stool.
Just be sure to spirit it back when you're done with it.
Just be sure to spirit it back when you're done with it.
11-12-10, 01:14 PM
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It wasn't me, honest. I already have two or three of them, I don't know why. I don't even like freewheels.
11-12-10, 01:25 PM
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Spirit? I am not familiar with this term. Is this some sort of Texas slang for stealing? As in who spirited my shotgun out of my pick-up?
11-12-10, 01:31 PM
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do you have a upright or canister? perhaps the Missus was using it to unclog the hose
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11-12-10, 01:34 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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I'm looking for some socks. If you find the freewheel tool check there for my socks too, okay? Thanks.
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11-12-10, 01:37 PM
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No, it's not a Texanism. "Spirit" is used as a verb, typically used in conjunction with "away" and yes, it is a form of stealing but it carries the connotation that the theft was done by supernatural means. Very sneaky.
If I had the power to spirit small pieces of hardened steel away from of other people's houses, I'd have a hard time stopping at freewheel pullers. Lucky for y'all, this is not among my many skills.
If I had the power to spirit small pieces of hardened steel away from of other people's houses, I'd have a hard time stopping at freewheel pullers. Lucky for y'all, this is not among my many skills.
11-12-10, 02:27 PM
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I took it, Paul. I hope you don't mind that I filed off two of the prongs so it would fit my two-notch freewheel. It'll still remove the four-notch freewheel, so I've basically made two tools out of the one. Just pay for return shipping and I'll send it back to you, no charge for the added value.
11-12-10, 02:36 PM
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I bet it was the same person who got my NOS Nuovo Record Headset. Gone. . . been looking for it for 2 or 3 years, or I have CRAFT syndrome can't remember which.
Isn't Spirit a Suntour Derailleur?
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Isn't Spirit a Suntour Derailleur?
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11-12-10, 02:49 PM
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i put it back last time I used it, but I may have borrowed it again. If I find it, I will bring it and a six of natty light by your place.
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11-12-10, 03:02 PM
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I believe that would apply if the item was Spirt'ed away. 
IMHO worse than losing something in this manner is when you drop something, watch it hit the floor and then no amount of searching ever turns it up. Maddening. I've had it happen twice to me in the last few months. I drop a little doodad and it hits the floor, I saw exactly where it hit the floor but It just never turns up when I bend down to find it.
IMHO worse than losing something in this manner is when you drop something, watch it hit the floor and then no amount of searching ever turns it up. Maddening.
I've had it happen twice to me in the last few months. I drop a little doodad and it hits the floor, I saw exactly where it hit the floor but It just never turns up when I bend down to find it.
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11-12-10, 04:09 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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I've been having trouble with the hereafter. I can't remember what I came here after.
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11-12-10, 04:59 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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It'll have to wait.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
11-12-10, 04:59 PM
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You gonna eat that?
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Okay. Just don't forget the natty light.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
11-12-10, 07:50 PM
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No, it's not a Texanism. "Spirit" is used as a verb, typically used in conjunction with "away" and yes, it is a form of stealing but it carries the connotation that the theft was done by supernatural means. Very sneaky.
If I had the power to spirit small pieces of hardened steel away from of other people's houses, I'd have a hard time stopping at freewheel pullers. Lucky for y'all, this is not among my many skills.
If I had the power to spirit small pieces of hardened steel away from of other people's houses, I'd have a hard time stopping at freewheel pullers. Lucky for y'all, this is not among my many skills.
Nah, you just need a big magnet !
11-13-10, 12:20 AM
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You gonna eat that?
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I also want to clean things up and adjust the bearings and stuff. It's just easier if the freewheel is off. But it can wait. I will find the tool eventually.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
11-13-10, 01:21 AM
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Are you sure it wasn't Ceiling Cat? Looks pretty guilty to me.
11-13-10, 05:41 AM
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Well, I recently found out I could spirit items. I have to practice on these powers as the last tool I spirited back went awry, it arrived too fast and the recipient didn't duck, a 1-1/4" crescent wrench impaled him in the forehead. 
11-13-10, 07:58 AM
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You gonna eat that?
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Ouch.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
11-13-10, 06:02 PM
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I made my own Suntour 6-prong remover, then gave it to a guy for heat-treating. He moved away & I never saw it again.
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11-28-10, 02:39 AM
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11-28-10, 10:01 AM
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Who let this apostate into C&V???
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."