The other day, my favorite collapsible umbrella that I've been using for over 10 years broke one of the metal spokes that hold one corner of the umbrella up. I was really unhappy with this and to make it worse, it broke at a joint between two pieces that fold together so welding wasn't possible. I also lost another metal wire that held the spokes together when closed. I replaced that piece with a paperclip and I held the two broken metal pieces and the joint together with office clips and hockey tape. Good as new! I will be really sad when this one breaks again. Maybe one day, every single spoke will be made of office clips and hockey tape.
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