Saturday, July 11, 2009

I walked right into that one...

This afternoon, I was trying to install a compass on my motorcycle, and having a hard time of it. After disassembling the bracket to turn it over, I discovered that they had designed the bracket so that it only fit one way. "There's no useful way to mount this compass," I grumbled to Deborah. "Must be a Tates," she said, without looking up from the computer. I hadn't heard of this brand or type of compass before, so I asked what she meant. "Oh, you know," she said, "he who has a Tates is lost."

4 comments:

Andy said...

Right after I posted this, I saw an ad along the side of my posting notification for a company that sells motorcycle handlebar mounts for just about every gizmo you would want to put on a bike. Part of me is grateful, part of me is a little creeped out.

Sarah DeSalvo said...

Ha ha! You have a very witty wife :-)

Carolyn Kerr said...

Hurrah for Deborah! Right on, lady!

Andy said...

For those of you who haven't gotten it yet, try saying the last line out loud... "He who hesitates is lost."