Those trouble lights will get you every time. I was removing the
rear end the other day when a loud hissing sound set me moving not knowing
what it was. I had accidently laid my air line from the compressor on the
bare bulb, within less than 1 minute it burned a hole right through.
...Art
On Thu, 24 Jul 1997 Spook37211@aol.com wrote:
> Scott, et.al.,
> No good story; in fact, rather a pedestrian tale of in-the-garage-stupidity!
>
> Last week, as I was beginning to get everything set up for the final assault
> on a friends' MGB GT, I left the overhead light (on an extender type roller)
> hooked inside the fender well to provide light in order to finish his front
> suspension.
>
> I had just picked up the two rubber gaiters that go on the bottom of the
> front swivel, when I dropped one and it began to roll.
>
> As I moved quickly to intercept it, I became entangled with the drop lamp
> cord. Reflex made me try to jump it with disasterous results: Right knee cap
> broken.
> The dogs (1-100# Malamute and 1-60# Yellow Dog) thought initially that it was
> a new game.
>
> Discovered shortly thereafter two further things: My wife can't hear when I
> call her from the shope, and you ARE able to walk with a shattered knee, if
> you REALLY want to.
>
> Any way, that was last week, the knee was re assembled on Monday, and after
> two days in hell (the hospital), here I am at home.
>
> Proving once again that no good deed will go unpunished.
>
> Regards,
> Ray
>
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