30-01-2019, 01:47 AM
Reminds of the old joke about the emergency overnight stayer (male) for whom the only available bed was with the attractive daughter. The agreed rule was that they keep the sheet between.
Nevertheless a baby arrived. It was uncommonly pale. When others commented the response was “You would be pale too if strained through a sheet?”
(All grease nipples tend to leak when damaged but the soft brass originals are especially prone. But they do look good on a restored car. The needlepoint grease gun often got around the problem with later nipples, but the hole in brass nipples is usually too small. I dunno if needle fittings are still available or legal . Grease injection into fingers etc was a real and very serious danger and common when all cars were regularly greased.)
Nevertheless a baby arrived. It was uncommonly pale. When others commented the response was “You would be pale too if strained through a sheet?”
(All grease nipples tend to leak when damaged but the soft brass originals are especially prone. But they do look good on a restored car. The needlepoint grease gun often got around the problem with later nipples, but the hole in brass nipples is usually too small. I dunno if needle fittings are still available or legal . Grease injection into fingers etc was a real and very serious danger and common when all cars were regularly greased.)