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Dont beat yourself up. Share your 914 Pain, What silly thing did you do to hurt yourself? |
Mikey914 |
Jan 10 2018, 09:31 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,657 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Well i know better but was trying to remove a shift knob that was stubbornly resisting. 2 good yanks got a little movements one more good yank, and pow right in the eye. I see it comming in slow motion. Cant shut my eye fast enough. A 5mm scrape on my cornia.
Fortunately my ophthalmologist worked me right in. The drops were great, but they will now allow it to heal so here i sit im my 914 self inflicted pain. I no remember tutlegirl making a note to self to "remove belly ring before sliding under car". Share you cautionary tales. |
bbrock |
Jan 10 2018, 09:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Must be something going around. Saturday, after a day of welding and grinding, I laid down to rest and a shower of crap fell from my eyebrows into both eyes, scratching both corneas. The right eye healed quickly, but yesterday my doctor had to remove a metal flake from the left eye, and today, a visit to the ophthalmologist to make sure that was it. After taking all the right precautions, it was not washing my face that got me.
And while we are confessing, it has been decades, but I learned about the power of the engine lid torsion bars the hard way and damn near lost a thumb. Heal quickly! |
bdstone914 |
Jan 10 2018, 09:57 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,515 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Happened a long time ago.
I unbolted a muffler while lying underneath the car. I removed the last bolt and dropped it on my head. Top that. |
barefoot |
Jan 11 2018, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,272 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States |
Happened a long time ago. I unbolted a muffler while lying underneath the car. I removed the last bolt and dropped it on my head. Top that. After removing the engine/tranny, with car supported with blocking under wheels, i was un-torquing inner bolt on rear trailing arm when car rolled off blocking with me under !! Fortunately i had some beefy foam blocking under longs so car didn't flatten me under there. (Emergency brakes non functional then) Could have been all over for me. |
worn |
Jan 11 2018, 05:40 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,152 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Happened a long time ago. I unbolted a muffler while lying underneath the car. I removed the last bolt and dropped it on my head. Top that. After removing the engine/tranny, with car supported with blocking under wheels, i was un-torquing inner bolt on rear trailing arm when car rolled off blocking with me u! Fortunately i had some beefy foam blocking under longs so car didn't flatten me under there. (Emergency brakes non functional then) Could have been all over for me. This was funny till i realized I might have died... |
worn |
Jan 11 2018, 05:59 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,152 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Happened a long time ago. I unbolted a muffler while lying underneath the car. I removed the last bolt and dropped it on my head. Top that. After removing the engine/tranny, with car supported with blocking under wheels, i was un-torquing inner bolt on rear trailing arm when car rolled off blocking with me u! Fortunately i had some beefy foam blocking under longs so car didn't flatten me under there. (Emergency brakes non functional then) Could have been all over for me. This was funny till i realized I might have died... My wife is laughing at these thinking of me. So many flaming clothes. Still, I am guessing that these are from the safety prom committee. Please be careful out there folks. Worst case scenario, you end up old with failing hearing and eyesight. Best if you can blame your genes, but not your actions. Ever tell you about the time I let my newly restored car roll across the street and into the neighbors award winning garden? |
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