I'll vouch for the cleanliness of Fred's garage. That is, unless the
pictures he sent me were taken only after he thoroughly cleaned it up.
But anybody who takes the time to clean all the little parts, catalogue
them and store them in carefully labeled Tupperware bins has got to have
a meticulous garage as well.
Joe Curry
fred thomas wrote:
>
> David Scheidt wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 1 May 1998, Ken Landaiche wrote:
> >
> > > Pits are illegal in many places, and dangerous to boot. But that's your
> > > own problem! Apparently firefighters and other official rescuers hate to
> > > run into a burning building and fall into pits. Check your local codes
> > > anyway to know if you are coloring outside the lines.
> >
> > The other problem with pits is that carbon monoxide is heavier than air,
> > and so the CO collects in the pit. As for people falling in, metal
> > grilles will stop that, and with the right design can be driven on.
> >
> > David Scheidt
> >
> > >
> > > Ken Landaiche
> >
> > --------
> > David_Scheidt@math.earlham.edu
> >
> > yip yip yip yap yap yak yap yip *BANG* -- no terrier
>
> If & when I run the engine on my car in the garage I also hook-up the
> outside exhaust tubes, I also have a carbon monoxide detector present in
> the garage and also I think ALL FUMES will spread throughout your garage
> with or without a pit, but then I did not realize with a lift they came
> with all these so called safety protections. If people would just take a
> little better care of their car they would not have all this fuel
> leaking in the garage and such dangerous places to not only work in but
> also live in. If'n you ain't tried it don't knock it, my garage is
> probably much safer and better maintained than most, and it is used
> EVERYDAY. Just me & my $1000.00 PIT and happy as hell to have it.
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