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Mr. Fixit Does It Again
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Le Mans Master
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Mr. Fixit Does It Again
Received a white Hurst **** from WCC. Went to install it and the hole in the **** was about a 1/2 inch too shallow. "I'll fix it myself" said I, so I took my trusty drill to "gently" deepen it and voila! Not only did I punch through the top of the ****, but nicely followed through into the palm of my hand.....four hours in the emergency room and some stitches later I'm home typing this with one good hand.....yup, I'm just a Jim Dandy Handy Man!
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LOL I have a thousand stories just like that but I guess I work on cars more than the average person so I'm blaming statistics. This is the perfect excuse to go and get a soft jaw vice! Keep up the good attitude, thanks for sacrificing yourself for our enjoyment!
On a brighter note, you can use that scar and be hits at parties and school events. See, just tell people you are Jesus and when they demand proof viola!
On a brighter note, you can use that scar and be hits at parties and school events. See, just tell people you are Jesus and when they demand proof viola!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Bonney Lake Washington
LOL I have a thousand stories just like that but I guess I work on cars more than the average person so I'm blaming statistics. This is the perfect excuse to go and get a soft jaw vice! Keep up the good attitude, thanks for sacrificing yourself for our enjoyment!
On a brighter note, you can use that scar and be hits at parties and school events. See, just tell people you are Jesus and when they demand proof viola!
On a brighter note, you can use that scar and be hits at parties and school events. See, just tell people you are Jesus and when they demand proof viola!
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Received a white Hurst **** from WCC. Went to install it and the hole in the **** was about a 1/2 inch too shallow. "I'll fix it myself" said I, so I took my trusty drill to "gently" deepen it and voila! Not only did I punch through the top of the ****, but nicely followed through into the palm of my hand.....four hours in the emergency room and some stitches later I'm home typing this with one good hand.....yup, I'm just a Jim Dandy Handy Man!
Seriously though, hope you're OK and suffered no permanent damage.BJK
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After puttering around with the cars, my wife usually checks out my hands and if I have not be cut or scraped or still bleeding declares that I must have only looked. Our joke here is if I ain't bleeding, I ain't "mechanic....ing".
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Ok, sorry, I couldn't resist. :o Seriously, Sorry to hear about your mishap. Glad you're o.k. to type about it. Get better soon.
