the nitpick was with writing "local LBS" not the cog stripping off his hub. nobody would disagree that this is a completely bogus situation. FWIW it is really hard for a wheel to fall off a car lug nuts stripped or not. try removing a few and see how far you can get before it actually comes off. ok dont try it, but not a real good analogy on your part, sorry. hey we can have a chuckle once in a while!

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ok, yes, your wheel would fall off if you broke them all off... lets just not cross thread ***** okay kids?