Rear view mirror does not dim.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by HKz

anyone know op in RL? hoping the ban doesn't push him over the edge, he came across as one of those sorta folks

Oh, I reckon he will be OK.

His situation brings to mind a back-in-the-day during HS, story. It takes place in small town Ohio at a place we called Hollon's garage. One of our group was the son of the owner. It was a large heated building with a hoist, a grease pit and lots of room. It is where they serviced their fleet of milk hauling trucks.

So, John, with his 1937 Chev sedan, Steve with his 1937 Chev coupe, Harry with his 1949 Ford, Bruce with his 1930 something Terraplane, Larry with his 1951 Chev (PG), myself with my 1948 Chev coupe and several others, met on weekends.

It was the place where we would do some serious modding of our cars (actually just keeping then running).

There was this kid named Ronnie that kept coming around, riding his Zundapp motorbike. We let him hang out because we thought he might learn something. But, he turned out to be a pain in the ass.

So, we would send him down to the local automotive store for the usual things like a left handed monkey wrench, blinker fluid and muffler bearing grease. After he finally caught on he became a smart ass and just kept criticizing our cars, which really pissed us off -

One late Saturday afternoon, Chad, the oldest son of the owner, pulled it with a tandem axle milk truck with a bad tire. Chad took the tire off, patched the tube and half assed remounted the tire on the 10 hole bud wheel (the kind with a snap ring).

Then, he called Ronnie over and ask him if he wanted to air it up, yep, put 75 psi of air in it. When Ronnie just started I was passing by and noticed the gang was all gathered at a distance watching Ronnie. Not knowing what the "joke" was, I flipped the tire over and told him NEVER to air up a truck tire with a the the snap with the ring UP!

Then, I got it - but I told the guys that if the snap ring gives, it will still scare the shit out of him -

Sure enough at about 60 psi, the snap ring gave way and blew the whole tire (and Ronnie) about three feet off the garage floor.

Ronnie wasn't hurt, too bad, we all got a good laugh …. and Ronnie never came back to Hollon's garage.

THE END


humfrz

[Dave-ROR]

Tldr

[86MLR]

Ronnie is lucky to be not dead.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by 86MLR

Ronnie is lucky to be not dead.

Between the ages of 13 and 16 I pumped gas at an old school service station/garage. Since it was the early 70s the internet and all the info that goes with it was still well in the future so pictures of odd things were rare and caught your attention. The owner of the station had a picture taped to the wall beside the tire changing equipment. All it showed was the splatter marks in the shape of a body on the ceiling of a shop where a tire had blown while being filled. Was far more effective than any sign that said "watch the pressure" ever would have been. I will never forget that picture and that image is still clear to me 47 years later.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Tldr

Well, OK. Maybe I should just tell more recent stories, that way they will be shorter, because I can't remember as much -




humfrz

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, OK. Maybe I should just tell more recent stories, that way they will be shorter, because I can't remember as much -




humfrz

Tldr

Read the long post too

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I reckon he will be OK.

His situation brings to mind a back-in-the-day during HS, story. It takes place in small town Ohio at a place we called Hollon's garage. One of our group was the son of the owner. It was a large heated building with a hoist, a grease pit and lots of room. It is where they serviced their fleet of milk hauling trucks.

So, John, with his 1937 Chev sedan, Steve with his 1937 Chev coupe, Harry with his 1949 Ford, Bruce with his 1930 something Terraplane, Larry with his 1951 Chev (PG), myself with my 1948 Chev coupe and several others, met on weekends.

It was the place where we would do some serious modding of our cars (actually just keeping then running).

There was this kid named Ronnie that kept coming around, riding his Zundapp motorbike. We let him hang out because we thought he might learn something. But, he turned out to be a pain in the ass.

So, we would send him down to the local automotive store for the usual things like a left handed monkey wrench, blinker fluid and muffler bearing grease. After he finally caught on he became a smart ass and just kept criticizing our cars, which really pissed us off -

One late Saturday afternoon, Chad, the oldest son of the owner, pulled it with a tandem axle milk truck with a bad tire. Chad took the tire off, patched the tube and half assed remounted the tire on the 10 hole bud wheel (the kind with a snap ring).

Then, he called Ronnie over and ask him if he wanted to air it up, yep, put 75 psi of air in it. When Ronnie just started I was passing by and noticed the gang was all gathered at a distance watching Ronnie. Not knowing what the "joke" was, I flipped the tire over and told him NEVER to air up a truck tire with a the the snap with the ring UP!

Then, I got it - but I told the guys that if the snap ring gives, it will still scare the shit out of him -

Sure enough at about 60 psi, the snap ring gave way and blew the whole tire (and Ronnie) about three feet off the garage floor.

Ronnie wasn't hurt, too bad, we all got a good laugh …. and Ronnie never came back to Hollon's garage.

THE END


humfrz

The problem with our "Ronnie" was, he wouldn't take a hint. So the "tire snap" was a perma-ban instead.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, I reckon he will be OK.

His situation brings to mind a back-in-the-day during HS, story. It takes place in small town Ohio at a place we called Hollon's garage. One of our group was the son of the owner. It was a large heated building with a hoist, a grease pit and lots of room. It is where they serviced their fleet of milk hauling trucks.

So, John, with his 1937 Chev sedan, Steve with his 1937 Chev coupe, Harry with his 1949 Ford, Bruce with his 1930 something Terraplane, Larry with his 1951 Chev (PG), myself with my 1948 Chev coupe and several others, met on weekends.

It was the place where we would do some serious modding of our cars (actually just keeping then running).

There was this kid named Ronnie that kept coming around, riding his Zundapp motorbike. We let him hang out because we thought he might learn something. But, he turned out to be a pain in the ass.

So, we would send him down to the local automotive store for the usual things like a left handed monkey wrench, blinker fluid and muffler bearing grease. After he finally caught on he became a smart ass and just kept criticizing our cars, which really pissed us off -

One late Saturday afternoon, Chad, the oldest son of the owner, pulled it with a tandem axle milk truck with a bad tire. Chad took the tire off, patched the tube and half assed remounted the tire on the 10 hole bud wheel (the kind with a snap ring).

Then, he called Ronnie over and ask him if he wanted to air it up, yep, put 75 psi of air in it. When Ronnie just started I was passing by and noticed the gang was all gathered at a distance watching Ronnie. Not knowing what the "joke" was, I flipped the tire over and told him NEVER to air up a truck tire with a the the snap with the ring UP!

Then, I got it - but I told the guys that if the snap ring gives, it will still scare the shit out of him -

Sure enough at about 60 psi, the snap ring gave way and blew the whole tire (and Ronnie) about three feet off the garage floor.

Ronnie wasn't hurt, too bad, we all got a good laugh …. and Ronnie never came back to Hollon's garage.

THE END


humfrz

Less funny, as i know a family who's oldest brother died in that scenario airing up his semi tire in the driveway. The younger brother in the same family was smashed between his service truck and a semi on the interstate while trying to do his job.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Flanders as the Devil totally makes sense now!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

Less funny, as i know a family who's oldest brother died in that scenario airing up his semi tire in the driveway. The younger brother in the same family was smashed between his service truck and a semi on the interstate while trying to do his job.

That's sad -


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by weederr33

The problem with our "Ronnie" was, he wouldn't take a hint. So the "tire snap" was a perma-ban instead.

Yep, that goes to show that the "internet" is safer than real life.




humfrz

[PetrolioBenzina]

Granted opening a can. I blame the parents.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CSjGS_1575016921

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

Granted opening a can. I blame the parents.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CSjGS_1575016921

He just needed something simpler -


humfrz

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

He just needed something simpler -


humfrz

I opened every can of soup/beans/chili I ate at work for 30 years with one of those. They work great!