PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-605
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 605
APRIL 2003
PS 605
APR 03
29
PS 605
APR 03
28
the sign on my shop
says:
P.M. Black-
smith. “p.m.”
those
are my initials, and…
greasin’ those
wagon wheels’ll
keep ‘em turnin’.
a pin-hole in my bellows will
cut air t’my forge. then, I won’t
get the horseshoes hot enough.
cold iron
makes it tough
t’form horse-
shoes proper.
I keep my six-shooter
clean an’ oiled. I ain’t
no wyatt earp, but I
do
pm
on my gun.
preventive
maintenance
is
what I do. I
take good care
of my hammer
and tongs…
…and I keep my corral
fences in good repair.
won’t do t’have my
customer’s horses
runnin’ loose.
my, my…
you do real
good work,
mr. morgan.
thank you,
ma’am. I had a
good teacher.
no, ma’am. I
had a good
teacher in the
army.
when I
was a soldier
in the war.
teacher? you
learned t’do
blacksmithin’
in school?
he was my sergeant,
name o’
half-mast.
never did find out
why
they called him
that, but he sure
knew how to take
care of equipment.
you never
know when
trouble
will come
callin’.
N
ext day,
a stranger
came into
town…
…and paul
morgan was
about to
find out the
importance
of good
preventive
maintenance.
right,
molly…
timmy?
right you are, paul.
you keep things
hummin’ ‘round the
house.
pa keeps
my
toys
in good
shape,
too.
why, even my wife
and son enjoy
the benefit of my
learnin’.
I’ve never had to
use it, but keepin’
this revolver in
good workin’ order
is
also
important.
605. 28-29 (C)
2/24/03
12:53 PM
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