Re: [TR] Working under your car.

[Tom & Marge FitzGibbon <fitzgibbon3@comcast.net>]

Ibm trying to sum up in my own mind what I learned from this thread.



1. Working under cars, like life, is dangerous and often ends badly.



2. I have to find a new place to hide from The Admiral since working under my
car is not safe. Besides, unless I stack the cinder blocks 3 or 4 high the car
isnbt high enough to keep the cigar smoke from getting trapped under there
with me and the cooler while Ibm, you know, bworking,b and now I know
cinder blocks make lousy jack stands.



3. Jack stands are unreliable and suck at supporting LBCs, but they do not
suck nearly as badly as cinder blocks.



4. Based on the CNN video, concrete retaining wall blocks are even less
appropriate for supporting a car than cinder blocks, especially when standing
on their sides.



5. Donbt let your dumba** grandson hop out of your car and slam the door
when youbre working under your poorly-supported car even if he is willing to
pump the pedal while you bleed the brakes.



6. Owning a 1991 Buick Century can cause massive facial trauma.



7. Only dead people get Darwin Awards. (In retrospect, I think I knew that
before this thread.)



Did I miss anything?



Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: spook01@comcast.net
To: Dave1massey@cs.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:37:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Working under your car.

Absolutely! Merely find five large people to roll your car over on its back.
Later, the upper parts can be repaired without any danger after rolling it
back over!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

----- Reply message -----
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] Working under your car.
Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2012 10:02


In a message dated 2/22/2012 8:35:40 AM Central Standard Time,
spook01@comcast.net writes:
>
> Working under your car "is a dangerous practice".
> Remember: for your own good! Stay OUT from under your car.
>
A much better practice is to roll the car over on its side and then you can
not only save your life but your back, too.

Dave

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