Be careful with box cutters
01-14-2005, 09:38 PM
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Be careful with box cutters
You guys and girls have got to be careful with box cutters. They don't look as dangerous as they really are!
I was using one to cut a cable tie and it wouldn't cut so I put a lot of pressure on it. It slipped and I sliced my index finger wonderfully and had to get stiches. :slap: Man I get shivers thinking about it. What personal injury stories can you guys share from when you were installing stuff in a car?
I was using one to cut a cable tie and it wouldn't cut so I put a lot of pressure on it. It slipped and I sliced my index finger wonderfully and had to get stiches. :slap: Man I get shivers thinking about it. What personal injury stories can you guys share from when you were installing stuff in a car?
01-15-2005, 07:14 AM
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ya, dikes work better to cut zip ties/cable ties. punched a engine or two trying to loosen bolts.
once my watched melted while it was on my wrist on my old ride(my old toyota cressida, when i was 18). it was after school and i went to autozone(for the free tool rental) to buy a bolt and a wratchet for my alternator cuz i just did an engine rebuild, i guess the bolt worked its way out for some reason. when i was tightening the bolt, i forgot to take my watch off, and i hit the negative terminal on the battery with my watch while i was touching the alternator with a wratchet(tightening the bolt, using the same hand). it sparked a couple times(i was like wtf), then watch got hot, then melted before i could take it off. sux cuz i still have a scar. moral of the story, never wear jewelry when working on cars. it only happened cuz i forgot to take the watch off.
once my watched melted while it was on my wrist on my old ride(my old toyota cressida, when i was 18). it was after school and i went to autozone(for the free tool rental) to buy a bolt and a wratchet for my alternator cuz i just did an engine rebuild, i guess the bolt worked its way out for some reason. when i was tightening the bolt, i forgot to take my watch off, and i hit the negative terminal on the battery with my watch while i was touching the alternator with a wratchet(tightening the bolt, using the same hand). it sparked a couple times(i was like wtf), then watch got hot, then melted before i could take it off. sux cuz i still have a scar. moral of the story, never wear jewelry when working on cars. it only happened cuz i forgot to take the watch off.
01-16-2005, 05:13 PM
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vpuppy i've done sometime similar to what you did but i was doing a remote start and the 12v hit my metal watch and gave me a lil shock.
but i would i usually get attacked by panels when i pull them sometimes at work.
but i would i usually get attacked by panels when i pull them sometimes at work.
