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From: Michael Robinson on 12 Apr 2010 11:02 "J.A. Legris" <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... On Apr 11, 10:39 pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote > in > messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I travel I > carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a > > button back on using tiny plastic straps. > > > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's > > cuff that comes unstitched :-) > > > Is there such a thing? > > > ...Jim Thompson > > -- > > A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it > and some thread wrapped around. Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really sticks to polyester. -- Joe Is it because he thinks sewing is women's work? Or does he just need a big hammer for everything.
From: J.A. Legris on 12 Apr 2010 11:22 On Apr 12, 11:02 am, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: > "J.A. Legris" <jaleg...(a)sympatico.ca> wrote in message > > news:c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > On Apr 11, 10:39 pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: > > > > > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote > > in > > messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I travel I > > carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a > > > button back on using tiny plastic straps. > > > > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's > > > cuff that comes unstitched :-) > > > > Is there such a thing? > > > > ...Jim Thompson > > > -- > > > A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it > > and some thread wrapped around. Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store.. > > Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to > thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really > sticks to polyester. > > -- > Joe > > Is it because he thinks sewing is women's work? Or does he just need a big > hammer for everything. No, it's because he's only recently started wearing clothes - he designs circuits in his underwear, under a thermal lamp. Things changed when he found out about Home Depot. -- Joe
From: Phil Hobbs on 12 Apr 2010 11:34 On 4/11/2010 9:51 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: > When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a > button back on using tiny plastic straps. > > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's > cuff that comes unstitched :-) > > Is there such a thing? > > ...Jim Thompson It's called a 'safety pin'. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
From: Jim Thompson on 12 Apr 2010 11:43 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:34:35 -0400, Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: >On 4/11/2010 9:51 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: >> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >> button back on using tiny plastic straps. >> >> You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >> cuff that comes unstitched :-) >> >> Is there such a thing? >> >> ...Jim Thompson > >It's called a 'safety pin'. > >Cheers > >Phil Hobbs Try carrying one an airplane... particularly if you're old, white, and look harmless as a fly. You'll get grilled, body-scanned and patted down and they'll take away all your safety pins, and your 2" Swiss Army Knife, and put your name on the "watch" list :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Bill Garber on 12 Apr 2010 12:14
"Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:rnf6s5pg55sir7f4u35jaoeece6413eomb(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:34:35 -0400, Phil Hobbs > <pcdhSpamMeSenseless(a)electrooptical.net> wrote: > >>On 4/11/2010 9:51 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: >>> When I travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>> button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>> >>> You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>> cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>> >>> Is there such a thing? >>> >>> ...Jim Thompson >> >>It's called a 'safety pin'. >> >>Cheers >> >>Phil Hobbs > > Try carrying one an airplane... particularly if you're old, white, and > look harmless as a fly. You'll get grilled, body-scanned and patted > down and they'll take away all your safety pins, and your 2" Swiss > Army Knife, and put your name on the "watch" list :-) > > ...Jim Thompson And yet, foreign looking types can bring on their religious baubbles, or grab a smoke in the bathroom. What is the world coming to, anyway? Bill |