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in article , Mungo Bulge at
wrote on 8/1/05 9:02 PM:

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that.

What you might want to do is attach some velcro fasteners to your car, and
using a poweful digital camera mounted on the car and set in an auto-shoot
mood, take pictures of the fasteners in action for a period of several
months in all types of weather. Use the photos to analyze the loosening of
the velcro, if any, and report back as to whether it is truly unsafe.

You'd think I would have lost at least one in the past twenty years.

You are obviously just lucky, but nevertheless ignorant.

That is what I use to hold my 9.5
foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think of
it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have some
realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh.

Correct. You have not only endangered your equipment, but the lives of the
many people who have been in proximity as you've driven by in your various
vehicles. Your reckless use of velcro means you are a borderline criminal.
Why did you not at least consult this group before foolishly proceding in
this manner?

However,
just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing Velcro
Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
Michael.

Perhaps it will arrive just after my letter, congratulating them for a
product that has held up against gale force winds and thunderstorms in
securing the bug screen on my porch.

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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| On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
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| They're called Velcro cinch straps,
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| Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration - not
a
| combination I'd want with this.