Hang with me for a moment. I request a little patience as I attempt to "set up" this topic.
I have had some kind of crud all week that resulted in me having to make a mad dash to the doctor this past Tuesday morning. Some of you may remember that for a good part of the late spring and early summer, I had been so busy doing other things that I had left my "Troll" status on the forum and, pretty much, stopped posting. Finally, someone posted a thread wondering about my welfare. I even got e mails and phone calls from some of you. (It was surprising and somewhat heart warming, knowing I was missed).
Well...thanks to this little illness and the meds...I'm back to "troll" status. Nothing better to do between what passes for TV, taking meds, naps, and posting away incoherently on the forum.
Back to the title...CASO...JimC's thread about his CASO solution, to a broken turn signal knob, started me to thinking about this CASO moniker that irritates some (Bob Andrews) and is considered a term of affection by others. I have remarked, in that thread, that to many automotive fans, (regardless of whether, or not, they know the meaning of the term) all Studebaker owners would be considered a CASO. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing cheap about the stable of vehicles in the restored originals of the ASC. Not many examples of CASO on the field at St. Joseph County Fairgrounds...but let's be honest...I bet there was a lot of little out of sight CASO secrets hidden away. And not just hidden in shame, but with pride. I know and have known some folks who were more wealthy than most of us can dream of, but never met one yet, that didn't enjoy accomplishing a simple inexpensive solution to a problem, or getting a bargain.
Not that I'm a CASO, but while waiting for my pop corn to finish popping today... I found myself prying the bottom out of one of those "throw-away" salt shaker's that you can buy full of salt at the grocery store (for about a dollar) and re-filling from a big box of salt. Suddenly...CASO...popped into my consciousness and I began to laugh out loud!
From re-using old connectors off of discarded wiring, to welding new metal on window regulators and then using a hand file to restore the teeth...lots of little secret CASO work out there.(for any of you who don't know the meaning of the term...speak up...someone will fill you in.)
What's your story???
I have had some kind of crud all week that resulted in me having to make a mad dash to the doctor this past Tuesday morning. Some of you may remember that for a good part of the late spring and early summer, I had been so busy doing other things that I had left my "Troll" status on the forum and, pretty much, stopped posting. Finally, someone posted a thread wondering about my welfare. I even got e mails and phone calls from some of you. (It was surprising and somewhat heart warming, knowing I was missed).
Well...thanks to this little illness and the meds...I'm back to "troll" status. Nothing better to do between what passes for TV, taking meds, naps, and posting away incoherently on the forum.
Back to the title...CASO...JimC's thread about his CASO solution, to a broken turn signal knob, started me to thinking about this CASO moniker that irritates some (Bob Andrews) and is considered a term of affection by others. I have remarked, in that thread, that to many automotive fans, (regardless of whether, or not, they know the meaning of the term) all Studebaker owners would be considered a CASO. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing cheap about the stable of vehicles in the restored originals of the ASC. Not many examples of CASO on the field at St. Joseph County Fairgrounds...but let's be honest...I bet there was a lot of little out of sight CASO secrets hidden away. And not just hidden in shame, but with pride. I know and have known some folks who were more wealthy than most of us can dream of, but never met one yet, that didn't enjoy accomplishing a simple inexpensive solution to a problem, or getting a bargain.
Not that I'm a CASO, but while waiting for my pop corn to finish popping today... I found myself prying the bottom out of one of those "throw-away" salt shaker's that you can buy full of salt at the grocery store (for about a dollar) and re-filling from a big box of salt. Suddenly...CASO...popped into my consciousness and I began to laugh out loud!
From re-using old connectors off of discarded wiring, to welding new metal on window regulators and then using a hand file to restore the teeth...lots of little secret CASO work out there.(for any of you who don't know the meaning of the term...speak up...someone will fill you in.)
What's your story???
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