DYI - Damn Yankee Ingenuity. We C&Cers have tremendous platforms for tinkering - old but solid design and construction. And, aesthetically correct.
Some like to tinker moving cars and travellers. Others change rudders, rigs and keels. It's all fun. Maybe you're thinking about something like the Bic Butane Propane Detector. Now that's a dumb one. :-) Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Think about this in the context of sailboat ownership. > > At one time or another, we've all done it. Some of us still do it. We all > know "that guy down the pier" that's raised it to an art form. > > What? Doing or fixing something on a sailboat "on the cheap" that does or > can lead to less than satisfactory results. Something that may create an > unsafe condition that may put crew or family at risk. Something that > eventually will need to be done over the right way and end up costing more > in the end. > > So......my question is "what clever, imaginative, politically correct > phrase describes cheap?" > > I'm talking about literary genius like using "deferred success" as PC to > describe failure. > > I've considered "irresponsibly frugal", "excessively thrifty", etc. but I > just can't seem to create that "aha" PC phrase for "cheap". > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, La > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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