[dataway]

Oh, very nice, the non-leaking, more reliable "British" twin .. with the bevel drive cam.

Seriously thought about one of those back 20 years ago.

[Mr Anonymous]

that cowl screen on my 64 A-body has to have a very interesting collection of stuff in it. A few hood pins, for sure.

I have a habit of trying to deflect something breakable -- headed for the floor -- by deflecting it with my shoe as it heads for the concrete. It works but sometimes it works so well that said item is completely undamaged, yet never to be seen again. I should put short walls around my work area (think skating rink) so that anything that rolls away has a definite stopping point.

Self - induced garage mishaps are another matter, like heating up one of those yokes with the injection molded U-joint retention, The cup came out at something akin to 4x the speed of sound, made a mark on the wall of the barn, and I never found it.

My dad changed mower blades in the yard once on his farmall cub. Interrupted for dinner, went back to mowing, hit said 1.125" box end wrench, actually broke the box end, and sent it hurling at the house, being only slowed down by fairly decent aluminum siding. I still have the wrench as a reminder that s**t happens, be careful when you're stopped in the middle of a job.

[mgarblik]

My dad changed mower blades in the yard once on his farmall cub. Interrupted for dinner, went back to mowing, hit said 1.125" box end wrench, actually broke the box end, and sent it hurling at the house, being only slowed down by fairly decent aluminum siding. I still have the wrench as a reminder that s**t happens, be careful when you're stopped in the middle of a job.[/QUOTE]

Especially, never stop in the middle of an oil and filter change! That can have disastrous results. 2 times when I worked at the dealership, this happened. 1 time the new oil filter wasn't installed. You would be amazed how fast 5 quarts of oil can be pumped out of an engine. The second time a car was started and idled without any oil in it. Fortunately, the valvetrain began to get loud quickly and it was shut off before any parts came out.

[dataway]

Originally Posted by Mr Anonymous

I have a habit of trying to deflect something breakable -- headed for the floor -- by deflecting it with my shoe as it heads for the concrete. .

I worked in a grocery store for two years stocking the dreaded "Glass" isle. Up to half gallons of mayo, ketchup, pickles, all that stuff, back in the day when it was all glass containers. You learned quick to put your foot out to catch them, a sore toe was better than an hour cleaning up. 40+ years ago and I still cannot break the habit ... it's cost me some pretty sore toes over the years in the shop trying to stop things way too heavy to stop.

[FirebirdHank]

Years of installing pre-finished hardwood flooring instilled the same habit. One dropped tool could cost a couple of hours of extra work.

[vertigto]

Originally Posted by dataway

I worked in a grocery store for two years stocking the dreaded "Glass" isle. Up to half gallons of mayo, ketchup, pickles, all that stuff, back in the day when it was all glass containers. You learned quick to put your foot out to catch them, a sore toe was better than an hour cleaning up. 40+ years ago and I still cannot break the habit ... it's cost me some pretty sore toes over the years in the shop trying to stop things way too heavy to stop.

Hah...same experience at Price Chopper.

[tooski]

Originally Posted by dataway

You learned quick to put your foot out to catch them, a sore toe was better than an hour cleaning up. 40+ years ago and I still cannot break the habit.

That habit cost me a broken foot.

[dataway]

Originally Posted by tooski

That habit cost me a broken foot.

I've come very very close in the metal shop. I still can't stop myself from sticking the foot out, but I've also gotten very quick and pulling it out of the way again

By the way, for the others that did the grocery stocking job .... do you still find that at your advanced ages (like me) you can reach down and snatch something out of the air that you drop? I amaze my wife when I do it.

Of course I've also thrown out my back doing that, and I've just hit things and knocked them across the shop and broke them instead of catching them

Old habits die hard.

[Mr Anonymous]

Said Wrench:

And it is 1-1/4", I was wrong.

[dataway]

Jeez, pricey projectile

[Shiny]

Originally Posted by Mr Anonymous

....

Self - induced garage mishaps are another matter, like heating up one of those yokes with the injection molded U-joint retention, The cup came out at something akin to 4x the speed of sound, made a mark on the wall of the barn, and I never found it....

You too?

I came close to taking out my youngest son this way... we both decided it was time to take a break after that scare...


My misadventures usually involve head injuries. I pulled a ladder off a hook and managed to drop it on my face. No foot deflection for me.. i use my forehead! My wife reminds me of that trip for stitches every time I tell her I'm going to the garage to get the ladder.

[F ROCK]

Murphy's law: Everything that CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong.
Fred Rock's law: Everything WILL be as difficult as it CAN be.