I'm not being a smart-a.s, really am curious.  I've never lived anywhere
(except possibly Kalamazoo, never had cause to check then) that had a
library with repair manuals.  Our local one has mostly dictionaries and
Rosebud Romances (okay, that's not entirely fair, but not far off...;>)

How big a town do you live in?  Or is ours  hopelessly provincial?
Sometimes I get the feeling we put up with way more backwardness than is
necessary for where we live, but I have no point of reference.

Cricket