Saw a guy at the Portland tool library fix a broken lawnmower with a zip tie

I was dropping off my tiller at the Southeast Portland tool library last Tuesday and this older guy walks in with a dead lawnmower. He asked to borrow a zip tie and some pliers, fixed the carburetor linkage right there in the parking lot in 10 minutes. It made me think about how we all overcomplicate repairs when simple stuff works fine. Has anyone else seen a quick fix like that change how they look at fixing their own tools?

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barbara9678h ago

Why trust a zip tie on something that could leave you stranded when a proper part costs ten bucks?