(Nice minus tide today, so I decided to have a good wade. I grabbed my sandals – the ones I took to the mountain, where I wore them all day, every day, under very demanding conditions. They never flinched.
Since then these Tevas have remained my mainstay… until I went to put them on this afternoon and found a sole about to fall off. Eager to catch the tide, I slapped on some duck tape and made off down the steep access to the beach.
Duck tape is a rescue product, enabling temporary fixes but not much more. Among other things, it's not impervious to water. So I didn't push it any further than my first intentions. As you can see, both tape and sandals delivered.
But I'll have to glue that sole back on. Which means it'll eventually come off again, and some time later, my prized sandals will have to be discarded. Sad it's come to this, but I can't complain about the performance. They've given undaunted service for 15 years.
Still poignant. Like the man said, all things made of parts.)
15 years? Wow!
ReplyDeleteI believe it is Duct and not Duck tape :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd unfortunately you're not correct about that. The etymology of duck tape is snarled and knotted, but of the two possible choices, duck is the only one that makes sense. You cannot, and never have been legally permitted to, tape ductwork with this stuff.
DeleteNow, why it's called duck tape is another rat's nest, and also not entirely satisfying. But apparently it was duck tape before anybody thought it was duct tape, and the explanation for that, while not perfectly pat, is at least logical.
The only attempted defence of duct tape that I've seen is "people spell it that way." And crowdsourcing usage has never worked for me.
So I'm sticking to my guns. The fact that everyone else is convinced I'm illiterate for writing it that way only eggs me on.
Thanks for the comment!