In the category of "small things which disturb you out of all proportion to their importance," finding a loose screw in the middle of your driveway looms large.
Posted by Linkmeister at August 17, 2009 07:58 AM | TrackBackSomehow I find it more disturbing to find a stray screw in the house. In that case, there can be absolutely no doubt that the screw is from some piece of equipment that belongs to me, and which will inevitably explode when I go to use it next, versus the driveway where there is at least a slim chance that the screw fell off the international space station or, y'know, a passing Yugo.
Posted by: shelley at August 17, 2009 09:33 AMoops - that could be very bad
Posted by: cassie-b at August 17, 2009 10:01 AMDepends. Have you been working on your car? Was the screw one of the things you took out of the car if you were working on it?
Posted by: Rob McMillin at August 17, 2009 10:51 AMRob, my mechanic skills are such that I don't dare work on my car for fear of disaster.
Also, it looks like a variation of a wood screw - pointed end with that fluted style like this drywall screw has.
Posted by: Linkmeister at August 17, 2009 11:06 AMWood screw, hey? Probably not the Space Station, then...
Posted by: hedera at August 17, 2009 12:03 PMOnce upon a time I actually replaced both the engine and transmission on my own vehicle. And it actually ran after I did so.
Posted by: Rob McMillin at August 19, 2009 01:24 PM