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Favorite Comment: Fixer Kat says, “Am I the only one remembering those Richard Scarry books? With the fox named Mr. Fix-it who always wound up just making things worse?”
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Is that a padlock on the back of that van?
WTF?
You will find that many contracters have padlocks on their vans. Either the lock was destroyed when the vehicle was robbed or the contracter added a second lock after the vehicle was robbed. Sad, but true.
It’s to keep all the stuff in the van safe!
There’s an old saying: “The cobbler’s children go barefoot.”
Agreed!
“I’m not just the owner, I’m also a customer.”
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there he fixed it
i dont see the problem here, i see a company name stenciled onto a Straight from the factory Ford product, thats an ’010!!
“Mr. Fix It,” I see you’ve met “Miss Craft-Store Stencils” and “Mr. Testors Paint.”
He’s a fix it man; not a autobody repair man; so he fix it’s; instead of repairing it.
Marketing 101: Showcase your talents to potential customers
Advertising. Ur doin it rong.
Aaaaand it just occured to me that this may be a touch of brilliance if he’s using the name of a competitor on his van. That would ensure that people needing work done wouldn’t call them.
Am I the only one remembering those Richard Scarry books? With the fox named Mr. Fix-it who always wound up just making things worse?
Have you checked the driver’s seat?
Spent hours staring at Richard Scarry books. Loved the big double page illustrations where you could find something new every time you scoured the pages. And I loved how it was all labeled and named. How did those not stay popular?
Yeah I remember. And that reminds me also of that Frank Zappa song called “Flakes” about all sorts of jobsmiths ripping you off attempting to fix anything and ending up making things worse.
LOVE those quotation marks!
Mr. (There) I Fixed It
“Well? What do you think, Mr. Fix It?” “Well, the electrical problem can easily be solved with three toothpicks and a metal paper clip. Of course, we’ll hold them together with duct tape and the case of a glue stick, but I’m afraid the only way to keep the whole cabinet from falling over is with triangle shaped construction paper, guitar strings, and a cardboard box.” “Can it be done?” “Oh, it can be done. It can be done, or my name is not Mr. Fix It.”
It’s a temporary fix which works well enough to become a permanent fix…
His company slogan is not that redneck “Gitter done” thing. Mr. Fix It will “Getcha by.”
Hmmm. Let’s see what’s in the ol’ toolbox: [rummaging]
Popsicle sticks
Elmer’s glue, mostly dried
Staples, but no gun
Gun, but no, er, ‘staples’
Marbles
Scissors, handle repaired with plastic bottle ring
Safety pins
Can opener (part wrench)
Pull tabs from variety of beverage cans
Guitar pick
Broken pencil, attached to broken ruler
Gum wrappers
Carrot
Six pennies…
Sorry, kr/cc. I forgot to tell you, I borrowed your scissors to fix an electrical outlet.
Love it! This guy lives in Columbus, Ohio
I guess thereifixedit.com will have many more epic kludges thanks to the work of this handy man, keep it going.
That is great he must be a fan of this site
I think the quotation marks mean he was being sarcastic…
oh my god – I do believe I’ve actually seen this van and by the looks of the exit sign in the background, it IS here in Columbus, Oh.
Looks like half his econoline came from the junkyard but the other did not
Greate !!!
I think this van have complete facility for a tourist
Is this in Arizona?..looks exactly like our freeway and most definitely something you would expect here…haha.
This IS in Columbus, OH. That’s I-71S at the Spring St. exit. I drive for a living and see this truck a couple of times a week. He’s based over on the West side… Hilltop, I think.
He should fix his quotation marks…
Ohh, the richard scarry books, tell me about those. My parents had to read them over and over to me again when I was little.