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Share a stupid moment.

Reply #15 – December 10, 2009, 11:23:17 PM

here's one for the books.

I once drove from Buffalo to Daytona Beach only to find out, I had left the socket set and ratchet on the fan cover the night before the trip. I wouldn't had known I left them there, but I decided to check the oil while getting gas. I already had driven about 1000 miles with them exactly where I set them the night before. lol

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Reply #16 – December 10, 2009, 11:41:09 PM

....in 2000 drove from Chicago area to Arkansas in T-bird. One of the last big trips with the '88 T-bird. Along the interstate 1 hour into the trip noted 2 starlings swoop down in front of the car as I'm doing 65. Noticed only one fly off. Days later in Arkansas noticed a putrid odor coming from the car--couldn't understand it. Didn't run over any dogshiznit. Once home a week later, discovered that one of the birds somehow got under the wind dam and ended up under and inside the area below the grille--laying dead and completely intact there. I wonder what his bird buddy thought? Where the hell did Charley go??!!!! Don't know if this is stupid, but I certainly felt that way about 500 miles after first smelling this. No damage to the car--weird! The dead starling got a send off free 1,000 mile free trip... :burnout:

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Reply #17 – December 10, 2009, 11:41:52 PM

Over torqued the transmission pan bolts on my Nissan, luckily I sold the car 5 days later lol. My list will grow, I'm sure I'll do dumber things.

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Reply #18 – December 11, 2009, 02:44:17 AM

Quote from: daminc;302052

here's one for the books.

I once drove from Buffalo to Daytona Beach only to find out, I had left the socket set and ratchet on the fan cover the night before the trip. I wouldn't had known I left them there, but I decided to check the oil while getting gas. I already had driven about 1000 miles with them exactly where I set them the night before. lol

Harhar. I was changing the wiper blades just before the rainshiznit this year, and it was dark, and getting cold, so I changed the DS and said ok fine I'll do the PS as well, get them changed, and dispose of the old DS one.....Anyone notice the problem. Next week I drive back to my buddie's place, and his girl says, "Oh by the way, you have three windshield wipers" ....

I apparently set the old blade on the cowl about two thirds under the hood, and it just stayed there for 2-300 miles. I've done the same with tools though, that cowl holds things real nice.

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Reply #19 – December 11, 2009, 05:56:46 AM

When I was 19 I had a '87 Mustang GT conv. Well, one nasty winter night A couple friends and I were driving around and decide to put the top and windows down in 10 degree weather to see how far we could drive on the highway.

We drove all over for about an hour before having to quit because the tops of our heads were blocks of frozen flesh, go figure.

Well, as the top gets about half way up, the frame breaks in two spots and falls back down! Not only was I totally frostbitten it seemed, I HAD to drive back with the top down now. Oh, talk about being cold! The heater on full blast was futile and even when I got home finally I don't think I have ever shivered so bad in life. As far as the car, I ended up spending $850 for a new frame and canvas.

STUPID. lol

Can we talk about what the "significant other" has done now?

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Reply #20 – December 11, 2009, 06:20:20 AM

i think significant other is fair game :-p

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Reply #21 – December 11, 2009, 09:14:23 AM

Quote from: ZondaC12;301970

I drain the thing into a container first, so no, I'm not sending gallons of glycol into the storm drain, just water and, the junk that's now getting flushed out.

Your are still flushing Glycol down the drain dumbass. if I ever seen you do that I would kick you in the bag...

Do you think that is how garages do rad flushes?....

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Reply #22 – December 11, 2009, 09:22:38 AM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;302027

One of the dumbest things I've done was put the front of my car on ramps and jacked up the rear to try and set the pinion angle.
Having the front and rear jacked up in itself was not very safe but when I dropped the rear of the car down with my floor jack, I forgot it was in neutral. The car started rolling off the ramps (not sure how this happened since the front tires go down into the ramps to prevent this sort of thing). I jumped out of the way in the last second narrowly avoiding getting crunched but my T-bird rolled into the garage door. I was sick with fear and in the fact that I had a baseball sized dent in my 1/4 panel. At least it was before the paint job!

LOL I had that happen once when I was swapping my 3.8L for a 5.0L I just got done removing the driveshaft and unbolting everything and dropped the back down and forgot to have a block there to prevent it. I litterally held the car and yelled for the wife in the house to help me. she came out and threw a brick behind the tire.

once when I was working on my old '85 cougar I couldnt get the bolts out of the rear lower control arms so I was trying to cut the arms out.... well I put a slit in the underneath of the front bushing with an angle grinder and a cut off wheel, and decided to try and pry it open with a big pry bar... The way I was laying I was thinking to myself... If this slips it is going to hit me in the face... sure enough, at that moment, it happens and hits me right in the eye brow directly above the eye... When I recoverd from the daze I crawled out from under the car pouring blood all over the place. I was home alone and had to call my dad to come and take me to the hospital for stitches....

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Reply #23 – December 11, 2009, 09:35:13 AM

i dont really have any interesting stupid moments. oh i know one..

i was up in Salisbury NC, im pretty sure that when i found this site. well i needed something from walmart and it was pretty much just 2 streets i had to take to get there. theres a college riight there. well im in a 35, going 75, and i see 2 cops sitting facing window to window talking. i jumped on the brakes (he said he saw the front end dump, worn out OE struts!!) but here's where it gets stupid. instead of admitting defeat and pulling over, i stomped onto it, rolled through the intersection taking my left, punch it again, take a right to the street my apt was on and punched it.. i parked and i got out of the car as soon as the door closed they caught up with me. i got ticketed of course, im just surprised they didnt get me for felony evading... i was a step ahead of them, they saw me at the corners but only for a split second.. thats enough i would think for evading -facepalm-

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Reply #24 – December 11, 2009, 10:14:32 AM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;302085

Your are still flushing Glycol down the drain dumbass. if I ever seen you do that I would kick you in the bag... Do you think that is how garages do rad flushes?....

depends on the garage