Peter Dohm wrote:

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It's interesting in that it provides a "quick and dirty" method of
non-destructive testing, and also a reminder to *really* understand
a manufacturer's recomendations for using or installing a product.

I dimly recall that there was a way to measure how much force
it took to pull away the cloth, something more elaborate than
'feels like' but it has been a couple of years since I read that.


It was certainly unfortunate, but not nearly so bad as the prospect
of pining away in nursing home a few years later.


He wasn't flying alone.