Dad was an awesome repairer

Dad was an awesome repairer! He had some asbestos insulation material, probably a foot square and 3/4” thick. He sent me to the auto parts place to get some long hose clamps - the kind that you tighten with a screwdriver. We soaked the asbestos to make it pliable, wrapped it over the muffler hole and secured with the hose clamps. Voila! A repaired muffler for under $10 - and without the fiberglass packing material, the car had a very throaty sound - fashionable for the boy racer in me.