[Spridgets] Silly me!

[Brad Fornal]

For me, I open the bonnet, then, facing forward, I put my hand into
the fender opening, (what side I am on determines what hand) gently
pushing it downward, while I twist slowly to get my stomach against
the wheel well.
I have not done it in some time, but sitting at my desk, I recall this
is how I insert my arm into the treasure pit.
I DO wear a leather glove, and long sleeve shirt, in case there are
any brown recluse, or black widow spiders habitating inside. They are
both quite prevelant here in Texas.
Things found in this manner
Wrenches
Screwdrivers
A 3/8 ratchet
A fuse box cover for the early 2 fuse box
but the BEST find ever, was an almost perfect fat washer bottle (you
know, the kind they don't make for the Bugeye anymore) and bracket.
The bottle wasn't even yellowed. I found this in the fender of the
Drag Sprite, when we first got it.

Bra

On 8/14/07, Paul Asgeirsson <PAsgeirsson at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> HEY!  that might be one of mine!  What size is it?
>
> LOL, Paul A
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Van Wig" <pvanwig at charter.net>
> To: "'Paul Asgeirsson'" <PAsgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>;
> <Spridgets at autox.team.net>; <midgetsprite at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Silly me!
>
>
> > I found two wenches driver's side of my first Midget when changing a
> damaged
> > fender!
> >
> > Paul Van Wig
> > pvanwig at charter.net
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: spridgets-bounces+pvanwig=charter.net at autox.team.net
> > [mailto:spridgets-bounces+pvanwig=charter.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> > Paul Asgeirsson
> > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:55 PM
> > To: Spridgets at autox.team.net; midgetsprite at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Spridgets] Silly me!
> >
> > OK guys, when you quit laughing, tell me the answer.
> >
> > I was working on a customers 74 Midget, getting ready to take it for test
> > run.
> > No Bonnet on the car.  I get all loaded up, Wallet, glasses, cell phone.
> > See
> > something by the dizzy I wnt to check, bend over to look and my cell phone
> > falls out of my shirt pocket!!  Tumbles nicely into the area between the
> > fender and the wheel well!!
> >
> > Like you guys have never dropped anything there, but how did you retrieve
> > it?
> > Borrow a 4 year old and dangle him down there?  I could use some
> > suggestions!
> > Can't get my arm down there.  Way too big!  It's a prepaid plan on the
> phone
> > and still has almost 500 minutes left.  Don't want to toss them.
> >
> > Fill me in on ideas.
> >
> > TIA, Paul A
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