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Old 12-13-2016, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike D View Post
Hah! Twenty years ago I would have agreed with you. Now, when I have to use a breaker bar and I hear the "pop" of the lug breaking loose, I have to check whether it was the lug breaking loose or my creaky old bones!
Tell me about it.

I have been reliably told, however, it is most certainly a case of "use it or lose it". So deep breath - bend - and - stretch - and clench and wrench!
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