I am stupid......

[PARAGON]

Had to do a little work on my truck today so I took the brushguard off the front that has 4 PIAA lights on it. They each have connectors that I simply unplugged so I could remove the brushguard.

Anyway, later I'm putting the brushguard back on my truck and one of my plugs for my lights was up in behind the grill. I stick my left hand with watch on the wrist in the grill slot second from the DS end and grab it and go to pull it back out and ...... my f'ing hand won't come out. I am caught in a freaking Hummer hand trap. Apparently my wrist with watch on it will easily go in through the slot but will not come back out. How the hell did I not see this coming.

So, I can barely get one finger from my right hand ( no one else is home or nearby) in the last slot back around and over to my watch band. It has the regular deployant clasp with a little fold over lock on the end. I got the fold over open but couldn't get the damn clasp undone. It would not freaking open. Thinking it was just gunked up from not being off in a while, I would pull on it, nearly ripping what little of my fingernail I had and it wouldn't budge. So I'm standing there with my left hand stuck in the front of my white Hummer in front of my house not sure if I want or don't want a neighbor to walk by.

I sat (or stood) there for the better part of 30 or 40 minutes. I attempted to break the damn grill slot where my arm was but it felt like my arm was going to break instead. Of course the hood is open this whole time as well and I am trying to make sure I don't push too hard to make it close or that would really have been a bad deal. It is amazing what little articulation you realize you have. Of course, since my left shoulder has been operated on and does not rotate very well, I really couldn't move much. Couldn't get to a tool on the ground, nothing. I WAS able to pull a piece of pine straw out of one of the radiator fins while my stuck hand way up in there. That's about all I could accomplish.

Anyway, I am in there reaching again with my finger and I feel this little ridge on the side of the clasp. THE DAMN THING HAS TRIPLE LOCKING. I forgot it had a little button on the sides you pushed to release. I force one side up against the back of the grill and push the other side in with my finger while pulling on the clasp and voila, the damn thing came undone. I pull my arm out letting the freaking watch slide off and stay in the grill. I go inside, sit down and grab something to drink and try to decide if I'm going to tell anyone how freaking stupid I am.

I'm still trying to decide.

[deicustoms1]

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[Roadstar]

I thought I was the only one with stories like that. Trust me your not alone.

Thanks for the laugh!!

[Klaus]

I'd have paid good money to see that! Where's Allen Funt when you need him???

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[NEOCON1]

LMFAO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

still in moab drinkin beers http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Aubs]

That's funny... I've come to stop wearing things like watches, necklaces, whatever. They tend to get hung up on things when I'm doing something and then cause me great pain or frustration... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

[Fastest H-Town Realtor]

Ok-Ill share-1978 Trans Am, 455SD with full comp headers. Doing a starter replace, so I out the bottom 2 bolts and start the solonoid. I am holding myself up off of the ground,while laying, with the right arm. The left arm/hand is doing the work. The left arm is over the headers, while the elbow bends back downwards to the starter. The wrist is back up again to the solonoid. the ONLY movement is my fingers of the left hand. Everything else is unmovable. The solonoid wires come off and I finish the last bolt. Bolt drops and does the starter....on my hand,pinning it to the top of the header/collector tubes. My hand is pinned, I cannot take out the arm, the right arm holds me up....no one is around. If i pull the left hand, it will break the wrist...or severly sprain it,at least...I have to do hopping pushups with the right arm to get the rest of my body around so I can twist the wrist out from under the starter,...but remember, the left arm is pinned, so each hop twists the arm...everything is cramping. Neighbor comes over after 30 minutes and jacks UP the car...with my arm and wrist. ouch! Finally, I explain the situation to him,he crawls under,stabs the starter with a tire iron, it rolls down my fingers (ouch) and un-pins me....

BTW, a 78 Pontiac starter weights about 35lbs dressed.

[MarineHawk]

Look at the bright side: you had a perfect excuse to drink.

[dochummer]

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[dochummer]

I've never done anything stupid like that... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[westhillsat]

http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Thanks for sharing! Ouch!!

[Mrs.ssippi]

Am I allowed to comment here or not? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[H2Finally]

Nothing as stupid http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif as Para's story, but first time I changed my 35" to 37" (2 different sets of tires/wheels) at home, all I had was the silly oem tire iron and the highlift. So I spent a good 30 minutes muscling all the lugs loose (damn tire shop power tooled too tight http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif), jacked one corner up, unscrew 8 lugs by hand (didn't have a deep socket wrench), took the tire off, lift up the heavy 37", try to line up the 8 lugs through (NOT possible at 1 go! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif), tighten 8 lugs by hand (didn't have the right socket adapter for my power drill), tighten with the tire iron, lower jack, re-tighten (did I mention how stupid the oem tire iron thingy is?)... and repeat X 4.

By this time I was exhausted, but figured, hell, 1 more spare to the rear tire carrier... might as well..

Well, try as I might, I didn't have the strength to lift the now 10,000 lbs spare high enough to catch the 4 nuts on the carrier. So I said, "use your brain, Finally!!" ... and figured I'll use a long 2x2 jammed against the pipe in the middle of the carrier, to create a pivoting fulcrum to lift the tire up, and slide back onto the fulcrum/carrier.

So I set the spare a ways off behind the Hummer, inserted the 2x2 through the hub opening of the spare, jammed the end onto the carrier, and L I F T!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif. "Yeehaw! It worked! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" I thought as the tire wobbled its way down the 2x2.

Then it stopped. So I lifted it higher. Now it's about 6 inches away (almost home!), my arms were trembling, my back's breaking, my hands bleeding (damn splinters! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif)... and then it stopped again.. and I found I was NOT tall enough to lift the pivot any higher! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

Took me a couple more minutes of trying to tippy toe (no way!) and/or wiggle the wood to realize that nothing was budging! Worse, the tip of the wood was almost off the carrier, the gazillion ton spare was going to squash my foot, and I was really trully STUCK! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

So, realizing there was absolutely nothing else I could do.. with my last dying breath.. I sucked in some air.. swallowed my pride.. and hollered.... for my lovely wife to come out and rescue me... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

With her help (she's super-strong!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif), took us maybe 2 minutes to secure the spare on -- the entire time, she was laughing uproariously (of joy I'm sure), until she realized that my hands were bleeding in quite a few spots -- at which time she laughed hysterically... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[DennisAJC]

I guess now we know why you like to travel light. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I've had over-head luggage slam me all the way down to floor when I opened to put mine up. Everyone laughed at me. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[DRTYFN]

Originally posted by Mrs.ssippi:
Am I allowed to comment here or not? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

You absolutely are!!! DO NOW!!!http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[NJ H2]

You can laugh at this now but at the time it was the most un-funny thing that ever happened to me!
The night was moist!
On my way home I stopped by a construction site. They had just dug out the foundation and I walked to the edge to take a good look. It had rained for a few days prior and the groung was a little muddy. I got pretty close to the edge when the ground all around me gave way and I fell into the foundation which had about a half a foot of water at the bottom! Of course I was wearing a suit and shoes which are now covered in mud!
I'm soaked and muddy but I figured I would be fine when I get to my cell phone in my car to have someone bring me a few towels. I look around for a way out but it turns out I'm in a big hole! OK ... I'll just climb out! So I look around again for the best spot but it's getting dark so I trudge thru the mud and water looing for my escape route. I find what appears to be a good line and start my climb! I get about 3 feet and slide back down! I try again and the same thing! The walls are just falling apart as I try to grab on to the slippery edges and rocks! Again and again I tried to escape this muddy foundation getting more and more frustrated with my situation!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif A few times I tried a running start but that didn't work!!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif
It is now dark and I'm in the foudation with no one around,& no way to get out!!! I'm soaked full of mud in my hair my eyes everywhere!! I can't call anyone since my phone is in my car and I'm exhausted from trying to escape
so I sit down and regroup for a few minutes. I'm sitting there for 10 minutes when I hear a crack like someone stepped on a twig. I look up and see 3 Deer looking down at me. 1 was a nice Buck! HS!! That's all I need is for the ground to collapse under the Buck and be stuck inside the foundation with him fighting a Deer all night long! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif
I take off my jacket swing it around and start screaming. This Deer just looks at me and doesn't run! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif
I pick up some mud,rocks and my jacket & throw it at the Deer screeming at the top of my lungs and finally the trotted away!


Thats it!! I'll take my shoes off and use them as spikes to climb out.So I shove my shoes into the muddy walls and almost make it to the top and slide back down again!!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif Again and again I try making it alost to the top atleast 20 times.I had the tips of my fingers on the top atleast 10 times but slid all the way back down again!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif MOTHER F@*KER C@$K S&C%ER!!!!!!!!! I can't get out!!!!
My arms are getting cut up on the rocks from sliding down so I take my shirt off and wrap it around 1 arm! What do I do for my other arm? Off come the pants! I rip them and wrap them around my other arm! I try again and again, making it almost to the top and boom!
4 AND A HALF HOURS LATER I finally make it out! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif covered in mud no shoes no pants no jacket no shirt my car still running.
I crawled as fast I could away from the edge and just layed on the ground for 10 min kissing the ground!
Can you imagine the drive home? No you can't cause I was in such a rush to get home I get pulled over for speeding!! 45 in a 35!! He wanted to hear why I was in driving around covered in mud just in my boxers!! I told him what happened I never and I mean never saw a cop laugh so hard!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
He let me go with a verbal warning! I'm pretty sure they still laugh about that at the station. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Mrs.ssippi]

One time, at band camp.....Nevermind. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[devilsfan]

Heck, that could have been a LOT worse....Mrs at home with a camera, bad news, dude....

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Stacy

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by devilsfan:
Heck, that could have been a LOT worse....Mrs at home with a camera, bad news, dude....

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Stacy No worries there, she knows how vengeful I can be. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[h2co-pilot]

Originally posted by Mrs.ssippi:
One time, at band camp.....Nevermind. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

"I like to call it Boning" http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif



I am sure glad that the members that shared on this thread were not with us on Golden Spike. What a buncha Dorks. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mrs.ssippi:
One time, at band camp.....Nevermind. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

"I like to call it Boning" http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif



I am sure glad that the members that shared on this thread were not with us on Golden Spike. What a buncha Dorks. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Finally and I were. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[H2 Ranger]

I am glad to hear your alright! We probally all have done things like this some time or another. Wearing any Jewelry including watches while working on a vehicle can be dangerous. Electrical shorts, burns, watches and rings hanging up on your vehicle etc., could cause injury to yourself or your rig. It reminded me that this can happen to anyone!

Thanks for posting it "PARAGON"! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Adam in CO]

I win.

This morning I drove into a rock that was being used as landscaping in a parking lot at Starbucks, and TRASHED my rental pick-up. So, let's see $500 deductible + loss of $100/6mo good driver discount for 3 years = $1100.00! That is one expensive cup of coffee!

[h2co-pilot]

EYUHooohoohoohoohoohoo...... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

[HummerNewbie]

I've got a story too. One time when wheeling in Tellico some of us went on a beer run and...wait you already know this story http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
I've got a story too. One time when wheeling in Tellico some of us went on a beer run and...wait you already know this story http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif Umm....... we hadn't even gotten started on the beer run yet. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[Adam in CO]

Add the tree on Golden Spike and your having a really bad week.

No sh.it.

I really don't mind crashing into things when I'm off-road. Doing it in a parking lot, no less.

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by Adam in CO:
I really don't mind crashing into things when I'm off-road. Doing it in a parking lot, no less.

You really should stop wheeling at the malls.

[HummerNewbie]

Originally posted by PARAGON:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
I've got a story too. One time when wheeling in Tellico some of us went on a beer run and...wait you already know this story http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif Umm....... we hadn't even gotten started on the beer run yet. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
True, that makes it even worse http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[h2co-pilot]

Originally posted by Adam in CO:


No sh.it.



Oh, I believe there is plenty o sh<span class="ev_code_BLACK">i</span>t going on.http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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[Kiraco]

LMAO!!!

[jfox]

There are a few of us here at work who play "Stupid Husband of the Week" We've got nothing compared to y'all! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

J.

[Adam in CO]

Originally posted by Alec W:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Adam in CO:
I win.

I still think the vision of Paragon with his arm stuck in the grill for ½ hour is funnier than you hitting a rock http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif It’s the adult version of the kid getting a pot stuck on his head http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'll try harder next time.

[ratesguy]

Just one more? Many years ago was helping my next door neighbor work on his Morris (old english car slightly bigger than the mini). We decided to put the bucket seats from my Corvair(I said many years ago) into his Morris, since he had bench seats. We stuff the seats in there and go riding around, get to a big hill and he floors it. Halfway up the hill both seats proceed to fall over backwards depositing us upside down in the back seat. We really should have bolted them in, in retrospect.

[ratesguy]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ratesguy:
Just one more? Many years ago was helping my next door neighbor work on his Morris (old english car slightly bigger than the mini). We decided to put the bucket seats from my Corvair(I said many years ago) into his Morris, since he had bench seats. We stuff the seats in there and go riding around, get to a big hill and he floors it. Halfway up the hill both seats proceed to fall over backwards depositing us upside down in the back seat. We really should have bolted them in, in retrospect. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[H2Finally]

Talk abt stoopid.. registered in 02 and still don't know how to edit own posts...? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

(sorry ratesguy -- couldn't resist!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif)

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by ratesguy:
Just one more? Many years ago was helping my next door neighbor work on his Morris (old english car slightly bigger than the mini). We decided to put the bucket seats from my Corvair(I said many years ago) into his Morris, since he had bench seats. We stuff the seats in there and go riding around, get to a big hill and he floors it. Halfway up the hill both seats proceed to fall over backwards depositing us upside down in the back seat. We really should have bolted them in, in retrospect. Been there.

I have a friend who was into Pro street. Me and another friend (years ago as well) go by and see how the build of the new car was coming along. There's no seats, just a roll cage steering wheel and gear box. So the three of us go for a little ride. Second gear and he sticks his freaking left foot through the floor....... Oh, did I mention no seats. My other friend and I were in the back up against the back panel sitting on the metal floor pan and dude was sitting a freaking milk crate. After second gear, he wasn't but he was still hanging on to the steering wheel and his foot was still mashing the accelerator through the freaking floor. This car did not want to track straight either, the wheel wells were open, he's off the milk crate and can't see out the windshield (probably couldn't have anyway because of all of the tire smoke by this time that has rolled into the cabin). And we are being slung around the back. I am not really sure what we did. The black marks didn't make a whole lot of sense, sort of like a dyslexic chinese guy trying to write a "w".

By the time he got it stopped we were a ball of coughing, laughing and crying from laughing so hard.

[ShaggyX]

How come I never got to do any of the fun stuff like you guys are talking about? I feel like I have lived a sheltered life now. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif You guys crack me up.

[Fubar]

LoLhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[OrangeCrush]

Well hell, if we're talking about being stuck in awkward situations....

For any of you that own a Corvette (C5), if you've ever had to change the foglamp bulb, you'll completely appreciate and understand this.

It's very difficult to get your hand down between the headlamp assy and radiator support to replace the bulb. (that is, without R&I'ing hood stop)

So, my brilliant idea is to slide my hand through the vent underneath the turnsignals and work upwards instead.

I slid my left hand inside and when I went to pull it out, my bracelet jammed my hand inside the hole.

No problem, I think I can reach my left hand by placing my right arm down by the open headlamp assy. (remember how difficult I said it was) My idea was to undo my bracelet with my right hand.

Well, turns out my arms are too short to meet and now, I'm got BOTH arms stuck in parts of the car.

I stayed in that freakin' position for almost 15 minutes until the guys came back from lunch.

I tried to cooly ask them for help but it only took a second for them to realize I was stuck.

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Stupid is as stupid does...

Mark

[deicustoms1]

Mine isn't as stupid as a lot of others, but I thought it was pretty funny... http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Adding some security features to my old car, I thought I'd take it out to our land so I didn't disturb anyone while testing the alarm system. I was adding in something that would roll all the windows up when somebody got close enough to my car, then the full alarm goes off when you stick something inside the car.

I'm walking around the car, while it's armed, trying to calibrate the sensitivity. I put my whole upper body into the driver window, forgetting that it's armed, I set down the remote on the backseat floor, and pick up the motion detector to tweak the settings when the windows start going up. I get out but grab the keys from the seat and my left hand ends up getting stuck in the window.

After a few min, I use the key to open the door, which sets off the full alarm and put the key in the ignition to try to roll the window down. Since I wasn't done wiring it all up, the signal to roll the windows up stayed on and I couldn't roll the window down. So I had to put the key in, hit the valet button and disarm it, all while in an ackward posistion and freed myself. I was more cautious from then on.


Another time, shortly after moving, I came back from an hour drive and deceided to change the oil quick before I had to goto the airport. I had a recyclable container, with pan that drains into the inside. So I quick jack the car up and pull the oil plug and it drains. Then I notice the oil isn't draining into the container, and in a little bit it's going to spill over onto my new garage floor! With no tools, except a socket wrench, I had to put my hand into extremely hot oil to undo the plug on the container. I still dripped some oil on the floor and burned my hand slightly, but no major oil spill!

[Alan06SUT]

Dang Paragon, good thing you werent out on the trail or something. Another reason to always wheel with others.

[DRTYFN]

Fine...

I was 7 or 8 years old, my parents had gone away for the weekend and my grandmother was baby-sitting. I got the brilliant idea to slide down the laundry chute from the top floor(3 stories). The top part of the chute was located in the lower part of a cupboard under a shelf. I'd always been fascinated with the idea of somehow being the first to conquer The Chute. So, I somehow contorted myself into the opening of the chute and slowly began to shimmy my way down. I think I was barefoot and had a short sleeved shirt on, so I had decent traction for the descent. I got down to the second floor opening and suddenly it dawned on me that the bottom of the chute came out in the basement ceiling. I decided to make a prudent exit on the 2nd floor. I got one leg out the chute door, but then got wedged in with my other leg past the opening and my upper torso above the door. I think I was in there for what seemed like 3-4 days(in reality it was probably 20-25 minuteshttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif) trying to shimmy my way back up so I could get my other leg out and escape The Chute. After finally figuring out that I was screwed I broke down and sort of whimpered for my grandmother to come help me. I knew I was going to catch hell, so I waited & waited until I was absolutely sure I wasn't getting out without help. Anyway, Grandma pushed me a little further down the chute and then pretty much yanked me out - kind of like a breach birth.
Funny thing is that even though I lived with the notoriety of getting owned by The Chute, my youngest brother tried it when he was about 5. He didn't even make it to the 2nd floor before figuring out that he was screwed. I was in the family room watching tv while my dad read the paper. I heard this little whimpering voice calling for me, so I started looking around for my brother. I had heard some odd rustling around upstairs earlier, but hadn't put 2 & 2 together yet. I looked in the chute from the 2nd floor down to the basement, but nothing. Then I hear something above me and there's my little brother's feet. I start to run upstairs to see if I can pull him out, but as I'm running up the stairs I hear this whooshing noise and then a smack. He'd slipped from where he was and slid past the 2nd floor and landed on his butt in the laundry room in the basement. He lets out a yelp and starts to cry. He wasn't hurt at all, but cried more from the shock of landing on his butt and scaring himself. My dad hears the commotion, thinks I'm teasing my brother and jumps up to see what's going on. At the same time, I'm running back down the stairs from the 2nd floor then around to the stairs to the basement. My dad thinks I'm up to something and really starts yelling at me. I don't respond as I run downstairs to the basement to check on my brother. When I get down there he's figured out that he's ok and is just kind of whimpering & sniffling a bit. My dad goes upstairs to see what kind of trouble I've caused this time(take about guilty until proven innocenthttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif) only to find no one up there. Long story short - he comes down to the basement thinking I've been torturing... err, harassing my youngest brother again, finds out what really happened and then chuckles a little bit before admonishing him. The infamous mantle of Owned by The Chute changed hands that day.http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by ShaggyX:
How come I never got to do any of the fun stuff like you guys are talking about? I feel like I have lived a sheltered life now. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif You guys crack me up.

Shaggy,
Whey don't you start with some of your household cleaners consumption stories. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by DRTYFN:
The infamous mantle of Owned by The Chute changed hands that day.http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

This is how I feel about Hell's Gate since I had to get winched up the last part. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by DRTYFN:
Fine...
Dumbass. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by CO Hummer:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ShaggyX:
How come I never got to do any of the fun stuff like you guys are talking about? I feel like I have lived a sheltered life now. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif You guys crack me up.

Shaggy,
Whey don't you start with some of your household cleaners consumption stories. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Those don't count. That was just me putting on a show. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Steve - SanJose]

Pretty good story, glad to hear that a hacksaw was not part of the solution.

S.

[PARAGON]

Ok, I take exception when my posts get moved around. What part of my original post was not General H2 related? As in "If it's about the H2 it can be discussed here"

I post my threads on the proper forums, moving this down to the general discussion was unnecessary as it was directly related to the front grill on my H2. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[CO Hummer]

MODERATOR,
Please move this thread to the H2 technical section. Thank you.

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by CO Hummer:
MODERATOR,
Please move this thread to the H2 technical section. Thank you. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[CO Hummer]

Wow,
Paragon is stupid in every section!!! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Nice!

[ShaggyX]

WTF???????

[The Green Lantern]

http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[CO Hummer]

Just documenting for when they change the stickie...

http://www.atkinsweb.com/shared/misc/stupid.JPG

[h2co-pilot]

Faggotry.

[The Green Lantern]

what happened?? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[h2co-pilot]

Faggotry..

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Faggotry..

x2otry.

[DDWH]

Holy Super Stickies!

[CO Hummer]

MODERATOR:
Can I get my Tube Step thread to a super stickie? Thanks in Advance.

[DDWH]

Originally posted by CO Hummer:
MODERATOR:
Can I get my Tube Step thread to a super stickie? Thanks in Advance.

no doubt you would sell bazillions of them then! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[The Green Lantern]

Originally posted by DDWH:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CO Hummer:
MODERATOR:
Can I get my Tube Step thread to a super stickie? Thanks in Advance.

no doubt you would sell bazillions of them then! http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>



lol!!

[PARAGON]

thanks for moving it back, your request nipple clips are on their way http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[HummerNewbie]

Originally posted by PARAGON:
Been there.

I have a friend who was into Pro street. Me and another friend (years ago as well) go by and see how the build of the new car was coming along. There's no seats, just a roll cage steering wheel and gear box. So the three of us go for a little ride. Second gear and he sticks his freaking left foot through the floor....... Oh, did I mention no seats. My other friend and I were in the back up against the back panel sitting on the metal floor pan and dude was sitting a freaking milk crate. After second gear, he wasn't but he was still hanging on to the steering wheel and his foot was still mashing the accelerator through the freaking floor. This car did not want to track straight either, the wheel wells were open, he's off the milk crate and can't see out the windshield (probably couldn't have anyway because of all of the tire smoke by this time that has rolled into the cabin). And we are being slung around the back. I am not really sure what we did. The black marks didn't make a whole lot of sense, sort of like a dyslexic chinese guy trying to write a "w".

By the time he got it stopped we were a ball of coughing, laughing and crying from laughing so hard.

LMAO http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

As I was reading Ratesguy's post I was thinking about that story http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[DRTYFN]

Originally posted by h2co-pilot:
Faggotry..

Raar.

[KenP]

Under an old race car working on something I don't remember. I lift my head and BANG!!! on the chassis. It shocked me so much I yanked my head back and BANG!!!! into the concrete driveway.

I start laughing at myself and pop my freaking head into the chassis again...

[CO Hummer]

I once saw a guy who was spotting people fall and recover with an adhoc river dance type save. Then he did the same thing on the next trail. Seriously. I'm not making this up.

[KenP]

Originally posted by CO Hummer:
I once saw a guy who was spotting people fall and recover with an adhoc river dance type save. Then he did the same thing on the next trail. Seriously. I'm not making this up. I saw a guy spotting while his daughter fell twice and wife fell once. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[KenP]

Originally posted by Alec W:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CO Hummer:
I once saw a guy who was spotting people fall and recover with an adhoc river dance type save. Then he did the same thing on the next trail. Seriously. I'm not making this up.
I found the video clip of Kathy falling over backwards last night. Tis funny http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>That must have been hilarious! Glad she was ok, and sad I missed the actual fall. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by Alec W:
I found the video clip of Kathy falling over backwards last night. Tis funny http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gifhttp://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

That could rival the "other" video. But you have to see the whole context with the other things going on that made it so funny. I'm LMAO just thinking about that fall!!

[CO Hummer]

Originally posted by Alec W:
She was LHAO and OK. The next Moab movie will have an outtake section http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

The outtake section MUST have the "Making of...." (you know what I mean) - including the sounds. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I have a few other photos that I'll PM you the references to that might deserve some highlight. You know, the ones where you zoom to something going on in the background. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[KenP]

I scratched myself alot. Did you get any of that? http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Big explosions can make people fall down. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[ratesguy]

Finally, everyone knows I suck at the internets.No offense taken, I laugh at myself daily. http://www.elcova.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif