[Shotimes] Re: You know your cleaning!
Zach Leahy
Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com>
Tue, 24 May 2005 16:26:54 -0500
Yeah kinda liek when I got carb cleaner in my eye. Let me tell you
how bad that sucks.
Z
On 5/24/05, MonsieurBoo@aol.com <MonsieurBoo@aol.com> wrote:
> "You know your cleaning when your hand start burning."
>
> I was changing the fuel filter underneath a VW van once. Sure, a little gas
> will probably run out the tank-side hose when I d/c the filter (even though
> I pinch the hose), for a second before I jam a golf tee into the end of it!
> No big deal. I was off to the side so the gas wouldn't come close to my face.
>
> Unfortunately when I removed the filter, I was pinching the hose with my
> left hand and some gas ran down my left arm. Being that I was jammed underneath
> the van, my left ear was right up against my shoulder. You guessed it, the
> gas ran straight into my ear. Believe me, you don't EVER want that to
> happen. Even constantly flushing it with water, it was basically the most
> unpleasant half hour I ever spent. If I had thought tearing off my own head would
> make it feel better, I probably would have.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 atx 130k
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