I want to add a simple macgyverism that happened to me last week. At least I would call this a macgyverism although it is super simple. I am not used to thinking and seeing the world this way.
When my mom called me up crying I thought someone had died. She said in a panic that Little Buddy (her cat) brought in a snake
and when she screamed at the sight of it wiggling in his mouth he dropped it and now it's underneath the TV and to hurry please hurry over and get it out! She was crying into the phone. So scared...
I rushed right over. On the way I was thinking that I am no snake catcher. How in the world will I get this job done. Since I have been re-watching Macgyver I thought of him and asked myself what would he come up with. I still had no idea. As I got to my moms house I smiled as a plan suddenly came to me when I saw a simple object on the curve.
A Trash Can.
I grabbed the trash can and a long stick I found outside. Without the influence of Macgyver and keeping my mind open to find solutions I would not have thought of those two helpful tools.
When I got inside... guess what... the snake was not under the tv...it was not anywhere! I spent the next two hours plus searching for that snake. I tore her house apart trying to think like a snake. The first time through I could not find it. I stopped for a few moments as I was tired of looking and was feeling doubtful but I kept going not willing to give up until the problem was solved.
The second time I was like a burglar trashing the place (although a lot more gently) and I was starting to doubt I would ever find it with a million or more places for that sucker to hide. My mom was saying she could not sleep there and had to stay with us. I agreed. I kept looking. I would not give up... Luckily I was not working that night and had nothing to do.
Finally I found it!!!!! I had to take the couch and flip it over and over before it fell out. I had no idea it was in there and looked in the couch the first time with no success. It attacked me with a vengeance. He had fight in him. I got it thanks in large part to the stick and trash can and took it outside. Victory was mine and I let the loser go a safe distance away.
Yes he was hard to find but once found he was easy to catch thanks to thinking like Macgyver.