Yesterday was just terrific all over, i made the

[Cambridge]

Ouch! Best wishes for a quick recovery!

[Zeuk in Oz]

typical dumbass mistake that i haven't done in 20 years... Last night working on a car laying under it, i'm pulling towards me with a 22mm wrench, yeah i know being stupid, pulling towards me instead of pushing away, so anyway i'm pulling towards me hard whne the wrench slips off and i hit myself in the nose with a 22mm wrench... geez what a moron. So now i get to wear this puffy nose and nice cut for a couple of days..

Hard not to laugh given that we have all done stupid things at times !

I think that what you and your wife need is a romantic weekend away somewhere !

Or at least a nice dinner !

Anyone seen Rudolf recently ............ ?

[Dave M]

Reminds me of working on the VW's brakes. Had a pair of needle nose pliers, pulling my darndest with both hands on something or other, but at a strange angle. Result was the business end of the pliers attempting a lobotomy right between the eyes. Lucky i'm symetrical .

After that one, I took a short break and re-assessed my goals, priorities and overall mechanical competancy. Two eyes are good for driving.

I'll remember to never pull toward my face Bill,

Dave M

Imagine

[632 Regal]

I have done the same thing in my youth, I am real careful now and take more time thinking about what im doing instead of instinctively. It takes longer but in the long run sometimes I get a better idea so its a wash and I stay in one piece. About the scaryest thing I can think that I do is check the trans fluid under the car...with it running. Even with the safety ramps it still freaks me out.

[genphreak]

Happy New Year Bill- what else did you get for Christmas?

Seruiously though, perhaps you were lucky... this information comes from the second of two studies of work-related fatalities that conducted by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in Australia, the first in 1982-1984 and the second study in 1989-1992. The information was obtained primarily from coronial files.

Detailed information was collected about the work-related deaths. A general overview of the main results from the study is available elsewhere

There were 27 incidents identified where a vehicle killed a person who was working under it. Of these 27 persons killed, 20 were carrying out home duties (car repairs).

No pics I'm afraid Evan, but if you scour the 'Net I'm sure you can find some...