color me stupid

[grease monkey girl]

so everyone knows about my attention whore's need for maintenance. Well, today I noticed that she had leaked out a lot of water while I was at physical therapy. I started her up and drove her around the corner to the water machine at the gas station. I lifted the hood, touched the radiator cap, it wasn't hot (I had only driven it less than a block) so I put my hand on it and gave it a twist, suddenly the radiator cap was about 200 degrees and I scalded and blistered the palm of my hand! Son of a bitch that hurts! I SO should have known better. So my question is, what vehicular maintenance injuries have you given yourself that make you want to kick your own ass for their stupidity (or is it just me?)

[KaotiKCamaro5]

just 5 minutes ago dropped a screwdriver onto my foot and the phillips side hit and cut into my foot.. started bleedin like crazy.. i figure i should pry put some shoes on..

[tacoma man.]

youll scream when you hear about my buddy, he was helping me work on a 85 camaro and he slipped
while the car was running and his fingers got caught in the serpentine belt. nearly chopped them off, it broke 4 of them. i had to rush him to the hospital.

[grease monkey girl]

ok tacoma, you win!

[SMOKEY818]

WHEN I CHANGED MY THERMOSTAT I HAD A PIECE OF WOOD HOLDING THE HOOD AND I GUESS I SHOOK THE CAR TOO MUCH AND THAT FUCKEN HEAVY HOOD FELL ON ME, THAT WAS THE WORST, DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW HEAVY A 3rd GEN HOOD IS

[KaotiKCamaro5]

i bet there are a ton of horror stories out there..

[grease monkey girl]

Originally Posted by SMOKEY818

WHEN I CHANGED MY THERMOSTAT I HAD A PIECE OF WOOD HOLDING THE HOOD AND I GUESS I SHOOK THE CAR TOO MUCH AND THAT FUCKEN HEAVY HOOD FELL ON ME, THAT WAS THE WORST, DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW HEAVY A 3rd GEN HOOD IS

as a matter of fact I do, your 2x4 hood holder is the same design I use on my 3rd gen. lol I'm glad to see I'm not the only one sporting wood under the hood (and that's literal, not figurative )

[tacoma man.]

advance has the hood shocks for 14 bucks a piece

[grease monkey girl]

Originally Posted by KaotiKCamaro5

i bet there are a ton of horror stories out there..

I'm sure there are horror stories, but I want to hear about people getting hurt because they are stupid like me!

[grease monkey girl]

Originally Posted by tacoma man.

advance has the hood shocks for 14 bucks a piece

what is advance?

[SMOKEY818]

Well I Got My Hood Shocks Now, And Damn I Can't Believe I Waited So Long To Get Them, Now When Ever I Open The Hood My Hood Just Opens Right Up And Stays There

[tacoma man.]

Originally Posted by grease monkey girl

what is advance?

advanced autoparts......my bad.

[grease monkey girl]

oh! duh. see? stupid girl.

[tacoma man.]

my dad almost got his brains knocked out over them hood shocks....mom had a sharp blue 85 Z28,
it was around 8 or 9 years old when the shocks actually gave out while my dad was working under the hood. it come down on him, could have killed him. it gave him a mild concussion.

[grease monkey girl]

yikes! that's what 2x4s are for! lol