TJ5208 1,824 #1 Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Who all hates when the bolt or nut breaks loose when you have a ton of pressure on it I've smashed my finger a few times. Or when out of no where the wrench slips. I'm like ouch one second and back at doing what I hurt myself doing again. Edited January 26, 2022 by TJ Salyers 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,565 #2 Posted January 26, 2022 Been there many times. No sir, I don't like it. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #4 Posted January 26, 2022 Rag fires! Working in a Chevy dealership and a guy working across the shop is cutting an exhaust off. He has a rag in his back pocket and it catches fire. I see it and yell "Tony you're on fire!" Guy next to him grabs a water hose. Tony pats out the fire. Then the guy with the hose seeing the fire is out, blasts him with the hose anyway! Good Times! 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,434 #5 Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, TJ Salyers said: I'm like ouch one second and back at doing what I hurt myself doing again. Yeah, that's me. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #6 Posted January 26, 2022 My all-time least favorite is when the pliers slip and you get a blood blister on a finger to show for it ... Bill 6 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,565 #7 Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, ri702bill said: My all-time least favorite is when the pliers slip and you get a blood blister on a finger to show for it .. Just made me cringe a little bit. A pop rivet gun can be a good one for that as well. Get some flesh between the handles as the rivet nail breaks off and the handles slam together. Edited January 26, 2022 by Achto 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ5208 1,824 #8 Posted January 26, 2022 It definitely hurts then you have this huge bump on your finger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cafoose 3,354 #9 Posted January 26, 2022 Whenever I break a bolt loose wherever possible I open my hand and use my palm to push the wrench. I don't wrap my fingers around it to break it loose. When the bolt breaks loose, and the wrench moves quickly towards an object, my hands are free and off the wrench. No skin harmed and the bolt is loose Don't ask how I learned this 6 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldlineman 1,481 #10 Posted January 26, 2022 We have all done these things the problem is sometimes we have done them multiple times times. Bob, speaking from experience. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #11 Posted January 26, 2022 Y'all need to listen to that little voice you hear in your head just before something bad happens. That voice is your Guardian Angel trying to stop you before you hurt yourself! 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,814 #12 Posted January 26, 2022 Betcha The Hosen would be good at this thread.... 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,998 #13 Posted January 26, 2022 Got a scar on one of my fingers from the time I was holding something with a pair of pliers and trying to bend it by prying with a screwdriver. Milliseconds before the screwdriver slipped, that little voice said "you should re-think this 'cause that screwdriver will plow a furrow in your finger if it slips". 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #14 Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: Milliseconds before the screwdriver slipped And right there is the problem... my G.A. voice doesn't usually give me enough time to STOP! whatever it is that I'm doing that I shouldn't be doing! But sometimes it does, and I've learned to pay attention. Edited January 26, 2022 by Jeff-C175 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #15 Posted January 27, 2022 You'll skin a lot of knuckles before you catch up with us old farts... 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #16 Posted January 27, 2022 When working on automobiles keep your face away. Truck on a lift. I'm tightening a ball joint nut which is a little above shoulder height. wrench slipped and I punched my self in the mouth. Working on a Toilet Ford Escort on jack stands. Installing a rear brake spring so my head is above the shoes. Brake spring pliers broke and I hit my self in the cheek and still have the scars. all my friends though I got into a fight. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,316 #17 Posted January 27, 2022 54 minutes ago, squonk said: all my friends though I got into a fight. You did - and the Escort won! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #18 Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, squonk said: Toilet Ford Escort ... my friends though I got into a fight. Got back at ya for calling it a toilet! Car said, "payback's a b!tc4!" Edited January 27, 2022 by Jeff-C175 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #19 Posted January 27, 2022 Well it was a toilet. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,640 #20 Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 7:19 AM, squonk said: blasts him with the hose anyway! Good Times! Apprenticeship? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,067 #21 Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Nope. These guys went at it all the time. One time Tony was in McDonalds drive thru getting a morning coffee and the other guy Joe was behind him with his truck. After Tony paid for his coffee, Joe pushed him past the drive thru window and ended up with Tony's coffee! Edited January 27, 2022 by squonk 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,005 #22 Posted January 28, 2022 I don't mind busted knuckles as much as squishing my stupid thumb or fingers. My 7 year old asked me why I "paint" my nails... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #23 Posted January 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, kpinnc said: I don't mind busted knuckles as much as squishing my stupid thumb or fingers. My 7 year old asked me why I "paint" my nails... I’m sure you have “drilled a hole “ in a nail to relieve the pressure ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,005 #24 Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: I’m sure you have “drilled a hole “ in a nail to relieve the pressure ? Only when I got a toe once... BAD! It didn't work. If anyone finds my ugly toe offensive, I'll take the pic down. It looked worse after the doctor removed the nail. That pic is way worse... Edited January 28, 2022 by kpinnc 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,069 #25 Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, kpinnc said: Only when I got a toe once... BAD! It didn't work. If anyone finds my ugly toe offensive, I'll take the pic down. It looked worse after the doctor removed the nail. That pic is way worse... Da- um !… bet that smarted ! Edited January 28, 2022 by Horse Newbie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
