From Newsgroup: rec.autos.tech

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 1 May 2023 10:33:01 -0600, Michael <michael@spamcop.com> wrote:

On Mon, 1 May 2023 12:01:45 -0400, 0a+0+A Mighty Wannabe rLa wrote:

You haven't factored in the medical cost if you lose an eye or a limb.
Industrial accidents do happen, more often to amateur auto mechanic.

That's the kind of stuff people say when they're desperate for excuses.

When you get to that stage, you're just making unsupportable excuses.
Why don't you just say you'd rather not work on your own car at home?

Not wanting to work on your car is a valid reason for not doing it.
Being worried about "losing and eye or a limb" is a preposterous excuse.

You're making an assumption of something that isn't likely to happen.
Where the heck are you going to lose an eye or a limb in this process?

Besides, just driving down to the tire shop has inherent risks too.
They're probably about the same in terms of accidents won't likely happen.

But tell me, where do you think you're going to lose an eye or a limb?

(And don't tell me the tire will explode as you have a better chance of >having a car accident on your way to and from the tire shop).

There's probably a better chance of the water cooler exploding at the tire >job while you're waiting or having a hot cup of coffee spilled in your lap. >--
[I filter out Google Groups posts so if I don't reply, that may be why.]

I believe there are no more Google Groups posts.

The only time I've been worried about my repairs were when I had to
crawl under the car while it was jacked up, and on a small upgrade, and
it was parked at the end of a straightaway in my n'hood parking lot wher
all the cars had to turn. I put big garbage cans behind my car so
they'd hit them and miss the car. And I used two jacks and 3
jackstands** so it wouldn't fall down.

**I had one pair and one lone jackstand because it's partner had been
under another car when it all of a sudden collapsed. I don't know why I
use its remaining partner at all.

And in theory I could have fallen off my sloped roof. I might have
fallen asleep and rolled off.

It's vague now but I think I sanded off a bit of a finger, about the 4mm
in diameter, but that was nowhere near as bad when in highschool gym
they wanted me to climb a rope (2" or so thick) to the gym ceiling. I
did that and was on my way down when my hands tired and I lost my grip
about 10 feet up. I wish I'd let go entirely. Instead, on 3 or 4
fingers there were abrasions almost bigger than a dime at least 1.5 mm
deep, maybe 2. Didn't bleed much, and only at first, took weeks to grow
back.

Since age 16 or so, I have had a long time expectation of seriously
hurting myself, and the older I get, the less time I have to fulfill my expectation. So I'm tightening my safety standards, although today I
used the grinding wheel with no glasses. I did buy a new mask to keep
out fiberglass and rock wool, though if I inhale it now and it takes 20
years to get sick, I'll probably consider myself a winner if I live to
97 even if I get sick then.


The greatest risk I've ever been in was in college. I once locked myelf
out of my room on the 3rd floor of what had been a large private house.
I went out the bathroom window and over to a little part of the front
roof and climbed in my bedroom window. That was fine, but it happened
again in the winter. I couldn't find my roommate so I climbed out the
bathroom window onto the snow coverd front roof. Planning ahead, I
stomped down the snow to make it flat, horizontal, but somehow it came
out sloping and, I assume, more slippery than it was, AND the bedroom
window was locked. I tried yelling but even though 18 people lived in
the house and at least 10 were on the first floor, the windows were
cloesd. And probably no one was walking down the street at 8 or 9PM.
That was the closest I've been to dying. Finally I think I climbed back
to the bathroom window successfully, as you can tell.
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> writes:

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 1 May 2023 10:33:01 -0600, Michael ><michael@spamcop.com> wrote:

On Mon, 1 May 2023 12:01:45 -0400, 0a+0+A Mighty Wannabe rLa wrote:

You haven't factored in the medical cost if you lose an eye or a limb.
Industrial accidents do happen, more often to amateur auto mechanic.

That's the kind of stuff people say when they're desperate for excuses.

When you get to that stage, you're just making unsupportable excuses.
Why don't you just say you'd rather not work on your own car at home?

Not wanting to work on your car is a valid reason for not doing it.
Being worried about "losing and eye or a limb" is a preposterous excuse.

You're making an assumption of something that isn't likely to happen.
Where the heck are you going to lose an eye or a limb in this process?

Eye damage can be caused by a number of auto repairs. Battery acid
for example.

Limb damage is easy, particuarly when using cheap jacks to raise the
vehicle, jacking on an uneven surface, or not chocking the wheels.

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