PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-565
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 565
DECEMBER 1999
I've had some
success
stories
, too. Around 1800, I met up
with a guy named Napoleon Bonaparte.
He and I were tight. You might say I was
the bug in his ear about PM. He used to
say, there are some things in war of
which only the commander
comprehends the
importance.
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I told him
everyone
needs to comprehend the
importance of PM, but it
certainly
starts
with
the commander.
"Around 1500 or so, I tried to help out an explorer named
Ponce de Leon
. This guy was looking for the
fountain of
y
outh
in Florida. He found it, you know-
-just a little
southwest of Orlando. But try as he might, he could not
bring back the fountain's water. All his barrels had
holes
in them."
"I told him
before
we left on the trip,
'Ponce, make sure the barrels are
water-
tight
and
coated
with preservative. Do
a little PM
now
and it will save you
heartache
later
.' Did he listen? Is he
still young? The fountain was finally
tapped by a pioneer named
Disney
, but
that's a story for another time."
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