I know it is a constant joke about men and duct tape, but honestly, when I was single, it taped a many of pipe in my old house until the plumber could get there on monday. Saved me the $85 up fee for weekend calls.
My hb and I drove a car 900 miles once after fixing the radiator hoses with duct tape. It actually kept going for a few more weeks after that, before they started leaking again.