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250476 Gary Katsanis <gtgrouch@r...> 2014‑09‑20 Fwd: Re: Left sided fasteners (was Vasa)
Can't I tell them I'm building a duplex?

Ducking and running . . .

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Next time you are at the hardware store, ask for a duplex nail.  If they
look at you funny, tell them you're building a concrete form.

http://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/fasteners/nails/duplex/grip-
fast-16d-duplex-nail-5lb-box/p-1459070-c-8763.htm">http://www.menards.com/main
/tools-hardware/fasteners/nails/duplex/grip-fast-16d-duplex-nail-5lb-
box/p-1459070-c-8763.htm

Tad Anhalt
Des Moines, Ia.

On 09/19/2014 09:28 PM, David Nighswander wrote:
> I was sure my father was pulling my leg. I was about 7 years old and
> he said that he had a two headed nail. I couldn’t think of a use for
> such a thing and told him he must be kidding. Until that day I had
> never seen a scaffolding nail. I don't see them anymore. Most people
> used steel scaffolds, scissor lifts, or bucket lifts. When I went
> looking for that nail tonight I couldn’t find it in the tool box.
> Must have strayed during the last move. It may still turn up. I’m
> saving it for tricking my grandchildren.

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