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Old 04-14-2013, 03:10 PM  
dyna mo
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Cuban mechanics are incredible. You can open up hoods and see filters made with a Mason jar and a garden hose, attached all sorts of crazy ways. They have been cut off from the world so they can't get parts to many things they need so they Jerry rig EVERYTHING. Water heaters in the house, car engines, you name it. They had to make do and they did.
i think if i approach it like riding one of those rides at the carnival set-up for the weekend in the local parking lot, then i think i could hop in!
i had known they were very resourceful in maintaining the cars, the article just made it sound like any and every car up on bricks could be decommissioned and made into a taxi. maybe i over-read it but it all adds to sounding like a blast anyway! crazy trip i bet.

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