Operation Fathers Day, Saturday June 14, 2014 at the Diefenbunker

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Stuart

I've found that corrugated cardboard makes a good one time use drip pad. We have a couple of displays sites that are very concerned about oil drips. Cut large sheets from large cartons they can be folded for carrying, I put mine between the cab and cargo box that way as soon as I park, I can pull out the folded cardboard and put it under the truck. This approach works pretty well and the cardboard doesn't blow-away like the lighter absorbent pads.

Years ago we did a display next to Old Iron Sides at the Boston Naval Yard, as we pull on to the dock a guy came out of one of the building carrying a bunch of those blue absorbent pads. Beauty was in its major oil leak period and before the guy got all the way across the dock, I'd pulled a large shallow box lined with plastic and filled with kitty litter. Putting it under the truck as the guy arrived he offered me a pad and I said "no this one is litter box trained" he laughed.

Cheers Phil