Here's a recent story from Michigan about a grandpa who used cinder
blocks to support his car. He is lucky to be alive. He has a gash
running from the top of his forehead down to his jaw bone that's full
of stitches/staples and both eyes are black due to some broken face
bones. Don't ever use cinder blocks to support anything heavy -
especially if you're going to be under it!!
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI (WNEM) -
There's an amazing story out of southern Michigan that had a
wonderful outcome. Fueled by pure adrenaline, a teenager managed to
lift a
<http://www.wnem.com/story/16993302/teen-lifts-3000-lbs-car-off-his-grandfather#>car
and saved the life of his 74-year-old grandfather, who was trapped
underneath. Austin Smith and his grandfather, who he calls "papa
Ernie," were at home trying to fix the breaks on an older car in Ida,
a town south of Ann Arbor.
The 1991 Buick was propped up on cinder blocks when it suddenly
collapsed. The
<http://www.wnem.com/story/16993302/teen-lifts-3000-lbs-car-off-his-grandfather#>vehicle
weighs close to 3,000 pounds. Austin lifted the front end high enough
for his grandfather to escape.
Tim Collins
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