Changed a flat on my Z 'bout 3 weeks ago. The only jack I had was the
cheesy scissor jack that came with the car. The little wheel chocks that
come standard with all Z's were in the Midget. While the tire was off, and
I stood there with my patch kit fixing it up, I hear a creep and bang. Turn
around and see the car sitting on the rear driver's side brake rotors.
The blacktop under the jack gave out under the rear corner of the base and
down she went. Jack and car OK, nerves a little shot from picturing myself
under there.
The wheel chocks are now back in the Z with my little 2 ton floor jack.
Lesson learned....
Michael
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-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Turk [mailto:kturk@ala.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:00 PM
To: Ajhsys@aol.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Shop safety
You know saving your stupidity doesn't help a soul... at least I shared
it.... some one out there will think twice... and that maybe the one saving
grace of an incident like this....
Bout the jack stands.... Yeah I Know that drill....long time ago I came up
on a neighbor who was under his jeep in the middle of a dirt road... been
there 4 hours pinned by the falling Jeep.... Didn't get hurt.... but got
plenty smart after that....
I don't wash parts in Gas anymore either....( same guy... different day )
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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> From: Ajhsys@aol.com
> To: kturk@ala.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Shop safety
> Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 7:29 AM
>
> In a message dated 6/28/99 7:00:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kturk@ala.net
> writes:
>
> << I stuck a Razor knife in my hand today and got to get carried to the
ER to
> get my 5 stitches cause I was stupid..... >>
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Jeez, Keith, I hope there wasn't any brain damage! I think one of the
> reasons they keep you so long in the ER when you have an accident is so
you
> will think twice about all the time you wasted by doing something stupid
and
> getting hurt. Next time you will be more careful.
>
> What's even scarier is when you see one of your kids doing something
stupid
> (especially around a car). My oldest son was changing his front brake
pads.
> He jacked up both front wheels from the middle, under the engine, with
the
> floor jack, but didn't put it on stands. (Which were all of 5' away from
> where he was working.) Of course the jack went over to one side and the
car
> came down on it's lower suspension parts. Luckily the suspension is
lower
> than the brake rotors. (No damage, no one was hurt.)
>
> Now he knows to make sure the car is secure, even if it takes a little
> longer, and I'm sure he though about what condition he would be in if he
had
> been under the car! All you young pups out there, take heed! We all do
> stupid things, so learn from our mistakes.
>
> Get healed soon.
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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