Thanks, Al.. I only have something interesting happen to me every other once in awhile....

And Bunna... I appreciate your erudition. You mean I used a quasi-nautical term without realizing it? It does sound like if you filtered those two terms through a couple of hundred years of Wisconsin farmers, you could come up with Jerry-rigged. Interestingly, that's not a common term here where I live, just a hop, skip and a few thousand jumps from Mystic Seaport.

Jerry (who takes pride in craftsmanship and has never done anything Jerry-rigged OR Jerry-built.)