Use the right tools.
02-27-2009, 11:24 AM
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Use the right tools.
Looks at what this guy did.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/n...oosen-lug-nut/
All I can say is I hate to be him.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/n...oosen-lug-nut/
All I can say is I hate to be him.
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02-27-2009, 12:05 PM
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I like these to:
Give the poor guy a break, two weeks to get his lug nuts off, yikes, if the shotgun didn't work I think next time he would have applied some plastigq explosives.
If we all used WD-40 more the world would be a better place.(this stuff can fix anything lol)
Give the poor guy a break, two weeks to get his lug nuts off, yikes, if the shotgun didn't work I think next time he would have applied some plastigq explosives.
If we all used WD-40 more the world would be a better place.(this stuff can fix anything lol)
02-27-2009, 12:16 PM
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wow thats all i can say is wow why would you shot something knowin its going to bite back!
wow
like they say shot first shot somemore and when everyones dead ask a question or two lol
wow
like they say shot first shot somemore and when everyones dead ask a question or two lol
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02-27-2009, 03:15 PM
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02-27-2009, 03:18 PM
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Just in case something happens to this. Here it is.
SOUTH KITSAP
A 66-year-old man shot himself in both his legs Saturday afternoon while trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Kitsap County sheriff's deputies were called to the residence on the 10800 block of SE Olympiad Drive at 2:57 p.m. after the shooting was reported to 911 emergency dispatchers, said Deputy Scott Wilson, a sheriff's office spokesman.
"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.
South Kitsap Fire and Rescue medics treated the man at the scene. He was taken to Tacoma General Hospital. Wilson said his injuries were "severe but not life-threatening."
Deputies at the scene reported the man blasted "double-ought" buckshot at the wheel from "arm's length," Wilson said.
The deputies described the man's legs as "peppered" from his feet to his mid-abdomen with pellets, pieces of the wheel and other debris. Some injuries went as far up as his chin.
The man had been repairing the Lincoln Continental for two weeks, and had removed all the lug nuts on the right rear wheel except for one.
"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said, who did not know how long the man had been trying to free the lug nut.
The deputies did not take a statement from the man beyond what they were able to gather while he was being treated by medics.
"I don't think he was in any condition to say anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock."
SOUTH KITSAP
A 66-year-old man shot himself in both his legs Saturday afternoon while trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Kitsap County sheriff's deputies were called to the residence on the 10800 block of SE Olympiad Drive at 2:57 p.m. after the shooting was reported to 911 emergency dispatchers, said Deputy Scott Wilson, a sheriff's office spokesman.
"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.
South Kitsap Fire and Rescue medics treated the man at the scene. He was taken to Tacoma General Hospital. Wilson said his injuries were "severe but not life-threatening."
Deputies at the scene reported the man blasted "double-ought" buckshot at the wheel from "arm's length," Wilson said.
The deputies described the man's legs as "peppered" from his feet to his mid-abdomen with pellets, pieces of the wheel and other debris. Some injuries went as far up as his chin.
The man had been repairing the Lincoln Continental for two weeks, and had removed all the lug nuts on the right rear wheel except for one.
"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said, who did not know how long the man had been trying to free the lug nut.
The deputies did not take a statement from the man beyond what they were able to gather while he was being treated by medics.
"I don't think he was in any condition to say anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock."
02-27-2009, 03:20 PM
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And here are the coments
Posted by rwb07 on November 10, 2007 at 10:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I swear, some of these stories have to be made up by the Sun. (rolls eyes)
Posted by Eaton_Dogfud on November 10, 2007 at 11:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Auto repair Dick Cheney style.
Posted by mdlmanrn on November 11, 2007 at 5 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Again, the frequently used phrase......Only in Bremerton.....
Posted by gofish on November 11, 2007 at 6:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My gut hurts from laughing so hard. They grow em stupid here in Kitsap county..
Posted by Basketboy on November 11, 2007 at 6:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The gene pool has a lot of sand bars in the Port Orchard area, thats for sure.
Posted by irmarcus on November 11, 2007 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Probably hunts with a breaker bar and a propane torch and puts out a little wd-40 for scent.
Posted by bryanchamp1973 on November 11, 2007 at 7:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Unreal... Was surprised to find out he was not on meth. Wonder how far he is from Belfair? Cue up the banjo music! (this guy's family must be totally embarrassed by now)
Posted by Ladybug on November 11, 2007 at 7:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You can't fix stupid.
Posted by pcat on November 11, 2007 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Didn't break any laws?Seems to me there is some law called wreckless indangerment.He has been introduced to the fact that high volocity projectiles ricochet and cause injury and distruction of property.It is rarely the case that the only victim of such an action is the perpetrator.He should be evaluted for mental fitness and if found to be lacking put under the care of a professional caregiver.At the least,lose the gun.
Posted by 1_granny12 on November 11, 2007 at 7:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If ya don't like Kitsap County get the hell out.
Posted by impasto on November 11, 2007 at 8:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He's never seen " A Christmas Story " ? I'm still wiping tears away : O
Posted by dustyc198 on November 11, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Good to know the Darwin Awards are alive and well in South Kitsap.
Posted by jeriatschool on November 11, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Did the lug nuts come off?
Posted by cheveelady on November 11, 2007 at 8:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
right on 1_granny12 we could use alot less of these imports that are invading Kitsap!!!! dude was the poster child for stupidity.
Posted by WarChiefCVA64 on November 11, 2007 at 8:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I just submitted this guy for the Darwin Award.
Posted by Delmont on November 11, 2007 at 8:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Give the poor guy a break, two weeks to get his lug nuts off, yikes, if the shotgun didn't work I think next time he would have applied some plastigq explosives.
Posted by 440.volt on November 11, 2007 at 9:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe pcallicoat could find a support group for the car, no doubt it was traumatized by the experience. By the way, the term is reckless endangerment.
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 11, 2007 at 9:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's hard to decide which story had the funnier comments - this one or the guy with the lethal weapons hands and feet. I used to read Kitsap Sun so I would know what was going on in my fiance's area; now I read it for the entertainment. It's a great way to start my day here in Rhode Island. Sometimes coffee comes out my nose.
Posted by Spanker on November 11, 2007 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder which nuts came off in this experiment????
This guy could be on to something!!
We could submit this one to Myth Busters.
It would make good entertainment.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, Sometimes you don't!!
Posted by JoeInKitsapCo on November 11, 2007 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
First of all, if it wasn't for all of us imports, you would think all this stupidity is normal!
Second, stupid happens every where, not just in Kitsap County!
Too funny! Maybe next time he needs a filling in his teeth, he can employ the same tactic!
Posted by infowhore on November 11, 2007 at 11:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He used 00 buck? Everyone knows he should have used a "Slug Wrench"
He must be a recent graduate of the Wile E Coyote school of mechanics.
Posted by neelie24 on November 11, 2007 at 11:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
66yrs old? Poor ol'guy. Nobody around to help for 2 wks? Sad.In the hospital now? Give the old guy a break people.
Posted by grildcheezsamich on November 11, 2007 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The NRA website has set up a fund and scheduled a support rally at PJ's porch on Monday. Aren't Lincolns out of season?
Posted by shaunamax on November 11, 2007 at 11:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
the only one that got the whole gist of the crux is infowhore. he violated the whole code of mechanics by not using the right tool for the job.
look in the manual... that particular job calls for a single projectile solution either a cheater rifle or the protable hand held revolver
Posted by TomRosendale on November 11, 2007 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What does he do when his shoe lace is in a tight knot?
This IS really sad. I feel guilty from laughing so hard. The quicker he recovers, the better. When he is better, I'm sure he too will tell the story many times.
Posted by shutterbug65 on November 11, 2007 at 12:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by birkie on November 11, 2007 at 12:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This person was not a winner in the game of genetic roulette.
Posted by gofish on November 11, 2007 at 12:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wonder if he used to work for Walt's Auto Care Center?
Posted by 8bit on November 11, 2007 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If we all used WD-40 more the world would be a better place.
Posted by salazarsa on November 11, 2007 at 2:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
lug nut = 1, old geezer = 0
Posted by irenecats009 on November 11, 2007 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope he recovers. I'm sure he has just acquired the new nickname "Bucky". Maybe a hand grenade would have had better results. I know how he feels though, I've wanted to take a shotgun to my computer a few times.
Posted by rrcynthia on November 11, 2007 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh please...someone contact Jeff Foxworthy..."You might be a redneck if...you try to shoot off a stubborn lugnut with a shotgun!"
Posted by WarChiefCVA64 on November 11, 2007 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder how many 6-packs it took to arrive at the shotgun solution to the stuck lug nut problem?
Posted by peanutbutter715 on November 11, 2007 at 6:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ahhhh nuts.......I feel for this guy.
Posted by coreman1969 on November 11, 2007 at 7:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think this man should at least get an Honorable Mention for a Darwin Award!
Posted by gunwally on November 11, 2007 at 9:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have had bolts or nuts that stripped , usually it is just that one nut or bolt that may take hours to no avail.Maybe a Barrett 50cal.BMG could have been a better bet.I would at least suggest a blank round & stand a ways back behind cover for the muzzle blast to to either turn or blow off the nut itself.If this didn't work, then I may take it to a shop---!--HA--Ya right!Hope you recover -I KNOW that "Feeling"--!It's ME or that darn bolt--screw--etc!
Posted by clshannon21 on November 11, 2007 at 11:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Shotguns -- is there anything they can't do?
Posted by bryanchamp1973 on November 12, 2007 at 7:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Kurt Cobain has nothing on this guy!
Posted by jlharless on November 12, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Are we experiencing a stupidity epidemic in this county, or is it just increased reporting? Trailerless boat haulers, shotgun mechanics--what's next? Is this thing contagious? What is the Health District doing about it? Somebody had better come up with a vaccine and quick!
Posted by The_Cheese on November 12, 2007 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Are you serious? A shot gun? For loosening lug nuts? He thought this would really work? I can't beleive he let them print the fact that he was NOT intoxicated... could've at least made up another excuse. Well I guess he learned one thing from this... stupid really does hurt.
Posted by JERALDO on November 12, 2007 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Who said stupid doesn't hurt?
Posted by Semper_Dad on November 12, 2007 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And this year's honorable mention for the Darwin Award go to......
Posted by jfos on November 12, 2007 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If you're gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough.
Posted by michael on November 12, 2007 at 11:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly, the Darwin award is for people who take themselves out of the gene pool permanently. This guy is still alive. At 66, presumably he has already 'reproduced'--which is a very scarey thought!
Posted by TwistedFang on November 12, 2007 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard this on the Rush Limbaugh show this morning and ws cracking up laughing so hard had to pull over! And when I got home had to find the story, so glad I heard it on the Limbaugh show lol.
Worst part is the guy wasn't drunk, what the heck was this guy thinking????
Posted by srf2000 on November 12, 2007 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Whatta dummy! Any good mechanic knows you use #10 shot on a Lincoln Wheel, not buckshot!
Posted by kjsimpson on November 12, 2007 at 4:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
When I first saw the headline, I thought he had to have been trying to knock it loose with the butt end of the shotgun and shot himself in the process. Unfortunately, though, he hasn't even left himself an out to be the "butt" end of a lot of jokes. <smile>
I really hope he is ok. I also hope someone melts down the shotgun before he gets out of the hospital. ;=)
Regards,
Kathryn Simpson
Posted by Pedro on November 12, 2007 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
He should have used a pistol.
Posted by realestate-xyz on November 12, 2007 at 7:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"Man hurt using gun to change tyre
A US man has injured himself in both legs after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut by blasting it with his gun."
He hit the big time on the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7...
Posted by gar on November 13, 2007 at 2:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
But, they didn't say -- did he get the lugnut loose??
Posted by Shadow_Wolf on November 13, 2007 at 5:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I say we rearm the man and give him more lug nuts and let him help clean up the gene pool. How stupid do you have to be to think its a good idea to shoot a steel object with a shot gun? Has he never heard of WD-40? and heres a tip for him next time make sure ALL the lug nuts are loose before you grab your shotgun!!!! Maybe he was trying to kill his self and it back fired on him.
Posted by yomasters on November 13, 2007 at 8:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The comment about the support group at PJs was just plain mean and unthinking.
Posted by Renegade on November 13, 2007 at 9:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
LMFAO, Thanks. I needed a good laugh! Did he get put in for the Darwin Awards? Although I think one of the requirements is that you have to have been killed.
Posted by lacydru on November 13, 2007 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Eh...bremerton..
Posted by daveweber2005 on November 13, 2007 at 1:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
AAAHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHAAAA HHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHA HHHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAHHAHHHHAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just wet myself.. The comments are more funny than the story.. Sad to get infamous for this..
HWC! You know me!!
Posted by KB8055 on November 13, 2007 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
THIS GUY ACTUALY TRIED TO BUY A NEW LUG NUT TO TRY AND HELP HIM GET THE OLD ONE OFF.
HE WENT INTO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER AND TRIED TO BUY A NEW ONE, THE SERVICE COUNTER LET HIM KNOW BUYING A NEW ONE WILL NOT ASSIST IN GETTING THE OLD ONE OFF. THE MAN WAS SO SUPRISED THAT IT WOULDNT HELP THE MATTER, BUT WAS THANKFULL HE WAS SPARED SOME CASH.
Posted by CherylG61 on November 13, 2007 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like a candidate for the next volume of the Darwin Awards!!!!
Posted by JoeLelah on November 13, 2007 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Darwin Candidate alert! ("Hey! Hold my beer and watch this!"
Posted by LilBee on November 13, 2007 at 5:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
realestate-xyz, Thanks for the BBC link. While visiting it to get another giggle out of this story I noticed off to the side an article titled "Dog shoots Iowa man during hunt." The guy put the gun down, the dog stepped on it and shot his owner. Gotta love the endorphins!
Posted by nangauta on November 13, 2007 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have a stripped recessed lug nut on my sedan, i'll be trying the Dremel trick instead.
Thanks for the tip, biteme.
Posted by doesnotsuck on November 13, 2007 at 8:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry, but it is funny!
God, how embarassed he has to be. Hope he gets "better".
Posted by retrojeep on November 13, 2007 at 9:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Come and listen to a story about a man named Fred
A poor mechaniceer, barely kept his Lincoln Fed
Then one day he was shootin at some nuts
And up through his jeans came a bubblin Guts!
Pain that is! Kelly Clarkson! Where's my leg!
Well the first thing you know ol Freds a Darwinaire
Kinfolk said "Fred move away from here!"
Said The brickyard is the place you oughta be!
So he loaded up his shells and moved to Indy!
500 that is! Shiney Wheels! Moooving targets!
Well now its time to say good by to Fred and all his quirks
And would like to thank you folks for all your kindly smurks
You're invited back again to this locality
Be sure to wear your kevlar shoes with hop-a-bility
Ya'll duck and cover, y'hear!
Posted by bluegeorge on November 13, 2007 at 10:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'd like to hear our wounded mechanic's suggestions on how to fix the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 14, 2007 at 5:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Retrojeep: Applause, applause!! Take a bow - that was great!
Posted by LilBee on November 14, 2007 at 6:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
retrojeep, That is funny!
Posted by tishharleywood on November 14, 2007 at 7:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
WOW!!! I'm from Georgia and most people think Southerners are stupid, this takes the cake!!!
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 14, 2007 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tish - I'm a native Rhode Islander, still living amongst the crooks and liars the state is known for (most are politicians - Buddy Cianci just got out of prison); we also bear the brunt of jokes about New Englanders, our accents, and our odd foods. But I've never seen such crazy stuff happen in MY state as I've seen reported in Kitsap County.
Posted by trooper2899 on November 14, 2007 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
He never heard of WD40??.....Poor Bugger - it's a wonder he didn't lose the "family jewels"
Another DARWIN award winner
Posted by Nadeem on November 14, 2007 at 3:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story is nuts. I bet the old timer's feeling a little torqued off.
Posted by michael on November 14, 2007 at 5:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
perfect, retrojeep. That should be published more than just here.
Posted by subskdetty on November 15, 2007 at 12:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Your wish has been granted rrcynthia I sent this straight into Jeff Foxworth's inbox, hope he see's it. Thats too funny, but I might have done the same thing, someone should tell this guy they make shotgun rounds for taking doors down.
Posted by endcapkat on November 15, 2007 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's see, he was shooting at lug nuts......were any other nuts injured?
Posted by eeriana on November 15, 2007 at 11:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Retrojeep...would love to see that performed on YouTube!
Posted by mebunker on November 15, 2007 at 6:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. What a hoot!!!!
Posted by retrojeep on November 15, 2007 at 7:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'll get my banjo warmed up! If I had the equipment I would do a shtick of Dueling Banjos. Fred facing off against the lug nut. It would start with the intro, Lug nut doing nothing. Then the response, Fred wrestling the wrench. Lug nut doing nothing, Fred escalating up to a larger wrench with a hammer.... Lug nut yet doing nothing (but with a "ping" gleam on the chrome). Gun, blood, ambulance, then another gleam of chrome...
Posted by rrcynthia on November 16, 2007 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
AWESOME subskdetty!!! I can't wait to hear if he uses it or not. I can just see it on Blue Collar TV now..."You might be a redneck if you try to shoot the lug nuts off your car with a shotgun!"...and Larry the Cable Guy raising his hand to admit that he's done it!!! They then need to follow it up with the ditty from retrojeep! *ROTFL*
I'm not sure which has me laughing the most...the mental image of the poor guy doing this or all the wonderful and funny comments.
Posted by jc_griffith on November 16, 2007 at 12:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Anyone having difficulty contemplating the logic associated with this seldom used and unconventional mechanical procedure has obviously never owned a Ford.
Posted by nukemustang on November 16, 2007 at 7:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard this story while on vacation in Florida. I had no idea it was here.
Posted by nkroadcaptain on November 17, 2007 at 10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is up for a Darwin Awards "Honorable Mention" at http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pen...
Posted by petite_chou on November 17, 2007 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
RAT RODDER!
You're kidding me right? Trying to blame this one on a Californian? No, I'm afraid this one is pure Washington.
Posted by secondhandnews on November 26, 2007 at 9:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This story made it on NPR's popular show "Car Talk" this past Saturday. I was glad they called it a story out of SEATTLE.
Click and Clack got some pretty good chuckles out of it. And, like any of us who have worked on old cars, completely understood the frustration.
And wanted to know ... well, DID HE GET THE LUG NUT OFF?
Posted by dahl on November 28, 2007 at 10:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I talked to the fireman on the scene. No, he did not get the lug nut off. Good thing, can you imagine how many auto mechanic books would have to be updated to include this procedure for removing a stuck lug nut?
Posted by sallymccloud on December 4, 2007 at 2:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
my husband used to be a kitsaper, but now we live down here in Alabama. Hell, thats how they get lug nuts off all the time here. not a big deal folks.
Posted by MzMustang on December 7, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Now that some time has gone by, does anyone know an update on this crazy man's health condition?
Posted by eeriana on December 11, 2007 at 4:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
While this was amazingly bizarre for a while... this story is getting a little old and the poor man has, in my humble opinion, been humiliated enough. I hope he is recovering healthwise and also recovering from the humiliation.
Posted by shutterbug65 on December 11, 2007 at 5:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story is old. ENOUGH already!
Posted by matty7 on December 24, 2007 at 8:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Working in a hospital, I have learned one thing. This story is not overly strange. There are a lot of people out there still alive today through pure luck and nothing else..
Posted by catfoodcar55 on January 12, 2008 at 10:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Agree w/timmer; this story is OLD OLD OLD; SUGGEST REMOVAL ASAP!!!!!!!!!! Let the poor guy alone.
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Posted by rwb07 on November 10, 2007 at 10:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I swear, some of these stories have to be made up by the Sun. (rolls eyes)
Posted by Eaton_Dogfud on November 10, 2007 at 11:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Auto repair Dick Cheney style.
Posted by mdlmanrn on November 11, 2007 at 5 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Again, the frequently used phrase......Only in Bremerton.....
Posted by gofish on November 11, 2007 at 6:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My gut hurts from laughing so hard. They grow em stupid here in Kitsap county..
Posted by Basketboy on November 11, 2007 at 6:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The gene pool has a lot of sand bars in the Port Orchard area, thats for sure.
Posted by irmarcus on November 11, 2007 at 7:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Probably hunts with a breaker bar and a propane torch and puts out a little wd-40 for scent.
Posted by bryanchamp1973 on November 11, 2007 at 7:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Unreal... Was surprised to find out he was not on meth. Wonder how far he is from Belfair? Cue up the banjo music! (this guy's family must be totally embarrassed by now)
Posted by Ladybug on November 11, 2007 at 7:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You can't fix stupid.
Posted by pcat on November 11, 2007 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Didn't break any laws?Seems to me there is some law called wreckless indangerment.He has been introduced to the fact that high volocity projectiles ricochet and cause injury and distruction of property.It is rarely the case that the only victim of such an action is the perpetrator.He should be evaluted for mental fitness and if found to be lacking put under the care of a professional caregiver.At the least,lose the gun.
Posted by 1_granny12 on November 11, 2007 at 7:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If ya don't like Kitsap County get the hell out.
Posted by impasto on November 11, 2007 at 8:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He's never seen " A Christmas Story " ? I'm still wiping tears away : O
Posted by dustyc198 on November 11, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Good to know the Darwin Awards are alive and well in South Kitsap.
Posted by jeriatschool on November 11, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Did the lug nuts come off?
Posted by cheveelady on November 11, 2007 at 8:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
right on 1_granny12 we could use alot less of these imports that are invading Kitsap!!!! dude was the poster child for stupidity.
Posted by WarChiefCVA64 on November 11, 2007 at 8:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I just submitted this guy for the Darwin Award.
Posted by Delmont on November 11, 2007 at 8:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Give the poor guy a break, two weeks to get his lug nuts off, yikes, if the shotgun didn't work I think next time he would have applied some plastigq explosives.
Posted by 440.volt on November 11, 2007 at 9:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe pcallicoat could find a support group for the car, no doubt it was traumatized by the experience. By the way, the term is reckless endangerment.
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 11, 2007 at 9:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's hard to decide which story had the funnier comments - this one or the guy with the lethal weapons hands and feet. I used to read Kitsap Sun so I would know what was going on in my fiance's area; now I read it for the entertainment. It's a great way to start my day here in Rhode Island. Sometimes coffee comes out my nose.
Posted by Spanker on November 11, 2007 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder which nuts came off in this experiment????
This guy could be on to something!!
We could submit this one to Myth Busters.
It would make good entertainment.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, Sometimes you don't!!
Posted by JoeInKitsapCo on November 11, 2007 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
First of all, if it wasn't for all of us imports, you would think all this stupidity is normal!
Second, stupid happens every where, not just in Kitsap County!
Too funny! Maybe next time he needs a filling in his teeth, he can employ the same tactic!
Posted by infowhore on November 11, 2007 at 11:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He used 00 buck? Everyone knows he should have used a "Slug Wrench"
He must be a recent graduate of the Wile E Coyote school of mechanics.
Posted by neelie24 on November 11, 2007 at 11:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
66yrs old? Poor ol'guy. Nobody around to help for 2 wks? Sad.In the hospital now? Give the old guy a break people.
Posted by grildcheezsamich on November 11, 2007 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The NRA website has set up a fund and scheduled a support rally at PJ's porch on Monday. Aren't Lincolns out of season?
Posted by shaunamax on November 11, 2007 at 11:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
the only one that got the whole gist of the crux is infowhore. he violated the whole code of mechanics by not using the right tool for the job.
look in the manual... that particular job calls for a single projectile solution either a cheater rifle or the protable hand held revolver
Posted by TomRosendale on November 11, 2007 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What does he do when his shoe lace is in a tight knot?
This IS really sad. I feel guilty from laughing so hard. The quicker he recovers, the better. When he is better, I'm sure he too will tell the story many times.
Posted by shutterbug65 on November 11, 2007 at 12:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by birkie on November 11, 2007 at 12:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This person was not a winner in the game of genetic roulette.
Posted by gofish on November 11, 2007 at 12:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wonder if he used to work for Walt's Auto Care Center?
Posted by 8bit on November 11, 2007 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If we all used WD-40 more the world would be a better place.
Posted by salazarsa on November 11, 2007 at 2:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
lug nut = 1, old geezer = 0
Posted by irenecats009 on November 11, 2007 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope he recovers. I'm sure he has just acquired the new nickname "Bucky". Maybe a hand grenade would have had better results. I know how he feels though, I've wanted to take a shotgun to my computer a few times.
Posted by rrcynthia on November 11, 2007 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh please...someone contact Jeff Foxworthy..."You might be a redneck if...you try to shoot off a stubborn lugnut with a shotgun!"
Posted by WarChiefCVA64 on November 11, 2007 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wonder how many 6-packs it took to arrive at the shotgun solution to the stuck lug nut problem?
Posted by peanutbutter715 on November 11, 2007 at 6:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ahhhh nuts.......I feel for this guy.
Posted by coreman1969 on November 11, 2007 at 7:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think this man should at least get an Honorable Mention for a Darwin Award!
Posted by gunwally on November 11, 2007 at 9:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have had bolts or nuts that stripped , usually it is just that one nut or bolt that may take hours to no avail.Maybe a Barrett 50cal.BMG could have been a better bet.I would at least suggest a blank round & stand a ways back behind cover for the muzzle blast to to either turn or blow off the nut itself.If this didn't work, then I may take it to a shop---!--HA--Ya right!Hope you recover -I KNOW that "Feeling"--!It's ME or that darn bolt--screw--etc!
Posted by clshannon21 on November 11, 2007 at 11:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Shotguns -- is there anything they can't do?
Posted by bryanchamp1973 on November 12, 2007 at 7:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Kurt Cobain has nothing on this guy!
Posted by jlharless on November 12, 2007 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Are we experiencing a stupidity epidemic in this county, or is it just increased reporting? Trailerless boat haulers, shotgun mechanics--what's next? Is this thing contagious? What is the Health District doing about it? Somebody had better come up with a vaccine and quick!
Posted by The_Cheese on November 12, 2007 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Are you serious? A shot gun? For loosening lug nuts? He thought this would really work? I can't beleive he let them print the fact that he was NOT intoxicated... could've at least made up another excuse. Well I guess he learned one thing from this... stupid really does hurt.
Posted by JERALDO on November 12, 2007 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Who said stupid doesn't hurt?
Posted by Semper_Dad on November 12, 2007 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
And this year's honorable mention for the Darwin Award go to......
Posted by jfos on November 12, 2007 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If you're gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough.
Posted by michael on November 12, 2007 at 11:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Sadly, the Darwin award is for people who take themselves out of the gene pool permanently. This guy is still alive. At 66, presumably he has already 'reproduced'--which is a very scarey thought!
Posted by TwistedFang on November 12, 2007 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard this on the Rush Limbaugh show this morning and ws cracking up laughing so hard had to pull over! And when I got home had to find the story, so glad I heard it on the Limbaugh show lol.
Worst part is the guy wasn't drunk, what the heck was this guy thinking????
Posted by srf2000 on November 12, 2007 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Whatta dummy! Any good mechanic knows you use #10 shot on a Lincoln Wheel, not buckshot!
Posted by kjsimpson on November 12, 2007 at 4:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
When I first saw the headline, I thought he had to have been trying to knock it loose with the butt end of the shotgun and shot himself in the process. Unfortunately, though, he hasn't even left himself an out to be the "butt" end of a lot of jokes. <smile>
I really hope he is ok. I also hope someone melts down the shotgun before he gets out of the hospital. ;=)
Regards,
Kathryn Simpson
Posted by Pedro on November 12, 2007 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
He should have used a pistol.
Posted by realestate-xyz on November 12, 2007 at 7:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"Man hurt using gun to change tyre
A US man has injured himself in both legs after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut by blasting it with his gun."
He hit the big time on the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7...
Posted by gar on November 13, 2007 at 2:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
But, they didn't say -- did he get the lugnut loose??
Posted by Shadow_Wolf on November 13, 2007 at 5:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I say we rearm the man and give him more lug nuts and let him help clean up the gene pool. How stupid do you have to be to think its a good idea to shoot a steel object with a shot gun? Has he never heard of WD-40? and heres a tip for him next time make sure ALL the lug nuts are loose before you grab your shotgun!!!! Maybe he was trying to kill his self and it back fired on him.
Posted by yomasters on November 13, 2007 at 8:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The comment about the support group at PJs was just plain mean and unthinking.
Posted by Renegade on November 13, 2007 at 9:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
LMFAO, Thanks. I needed a good laugh! Did he get put in for the Darwin Awards? Although I think one of the requirements is that you have to have been killed.
Posted by lacydru on November 13, 2007 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Eh...bremerton..
Posted by daveweber2005 on November 13, 2007 at 1:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
AAAHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHAAAA HHHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHA HHHAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAHHAHHHHAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just wet myself.. The comments are more funny than the story.. Sad to get infamous for this..
HWC! You know me!!
Posted by KB8055 on November 13, 2007 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
THIS GUY ACTUALY TRIED TO BUY A NEW LUG NUT TO TRY AND HELP HIM GET THE OLD ONE OFF.
HE WENT INTO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER AND TRIED TO BUY A NEW ONE, THE SERVICE COUNTER LET HIM KNOW BUYING A NEW ONE WILL NOT ASSIST IN GETTING THE OLD ONE OFF. THE MAN WAS SO SUPRISED THAT IT WOULDNT HELP THE MATTER, BUT WAS THANKFULL HE WAS SPARED SOME CASH.
Posted by CherylG61 on November 13, 2007 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like a candidate for the next volume of the Darwin Awards!!!!
Posted by JoeLelah on November 13, 2007 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Darwin Candidate alert! ("Hey! Hold my beer and watch this!"
Posted by LilBee on November 13, 2007 at 5:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
realestate-xyz, Thanks for the BBC link. While visiting it to get another giggle out of this story I noticed off to the side an article titled "Dog shoots Iowa man during hunt." The guy put the gun down, the dog stepped on it and shot his owner. Gotta love the endorphins!
Posted by nangauta on November 13, 2007 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have a stripped recessed lug nut on my sedan, i'll be trying the Dremel trick instead.
Thanks for the tip, biteme.
Posted by doesnotsuck on November 13, 2007 at 8:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry, but it is funny!
God, how embarassed he has to be. Hope he gets "better".
Posted by retrojeep on November 13, 2007 at 9:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Come and listen to a story about a man named Fred
A poor mechaniceer, barely kept his Lincoln Fed
Then one day he was shootin at some nuts
And up through his jeans came a bubblin Guts!
Pain that is! Kelly Clarkson! Where's my leg!
Well the first thing you know ol Freds a Darwinaire
Kinfolk said "Fred move away from here!"
Said The brickyard is the place you oughta be!
So he loaded up his shells and moved to Indy!
500 that is! Shiney Wheels! Moooving targets!
Well now its time to say good by to Fred and all his quirks
And would like to thank you folks for all your kindly smurks
You're invited back again to this locality
Be sure to wear your kevlar shoes with hop-a-bility
Ya'll duck and cover, y'hear!
Posted by bluegeorge on November 13, 2007 at 10:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'd like to hear our wounded mechanic's suggestions on how to fix the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 14, 2007 at 5:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Retrojeep: Applause, applause!! Take a bow - that was great!
Posted by LilBee on November 14, 2007 at 6:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
retrojeep, That is funny!
Posted by tishharleywood on November 14, 2007 at 7:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
WOW!!! I'm from Georgia and most people think Southerners are stupid, this takes the cake!!!
Posted by islanderlady2003 on November 14, 2007 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tish - I'm a native Rhode Islander, still living amongst the crooks and liars the state is known for (most are politicians - Buddy Cianci just got out of prison); we also bear the brunt of jokes about New Englanders, our accents, and our odd foods. But I've never seen such crazy stuff happen in MY state as I've seen reported in Kitsap County.
Posted by trooper2899 on November 14, 2007 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
He never heard of WD40??.....Poor Bugger - it's a wonder he didn't lose the "family jewels"
Another DARWIN award winner
Posted by Nadeem on November 14, 2007 at 3:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story is nuts. I bet the old timer's feeling a little torqued off.
Posted by michael on November 14, 2007 at 5:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
perfect, retrojeep. That should be published more than just here.
Posted by subskdetty on November 15, 2007 at 12:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Your wish has been granted rrcynthia I sent this straight into Jeff Foxworth's inbox, hope he see's it. Thats too funny, but I might have done the same thing, someone should tell this guy they make shotgun rounds for taking doors down.
Posted by endcapkat on November 15, 2007 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's see, he was shooting at lug nuts......were any other nuts injured?
Posted by eeriana on November 15, 2007 at 11:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Retrojeep...would love to see that performed on YouTube!
Posted by mebunker on November 15, 2007 at 6:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. What a hoot!!!!
Posted by retrojeep on November 15, 2007 at 7:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'll get my banjo warmed up! If I had the equipment I would do a shtick of Dueling Banjos. Fred facing off against the lug nut. It would start with the intro, Lug nut doing nothing. Then the response, Fred wrestling the wrench. Lug nut doing nothing, Fred escalating up to a larger wrench with a hammer.... Lug nut yet doing nothing (but with a "ping" gleam on the chrome). Gun, blood, ambulance, then another gleam of chrome...
Posted by rrcynthia on November 16, 2007 at 7:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
AWESOME subskdetty!!! I can't wait to hear if he uses it or not. I can just see it on Blue Collar TV now..."You might be a redneck if you try to shoot the lug nuts off your car with a shotgun!"...and Larry the Cable Guy raising his hand to admit that he's done it!!! They then need to follow it up with the ditty from retrojeep! *ROTFL*
I'm not sure which has me laughing the most...the mental image of the poor guy doing this or all the wonderful and funny comments.
Posted by jc_griffith on November 16, 2007 at 12:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Anyone having difficulty contemplating the logic associated with this seldom used and unconventional mechanical procedure has obviously never owned a Ford.
Posted by nukemustang on November 16, 2007 at 7:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard this story while on vacation in Florida. I had no idea it was here.
Posted by nkroadcaptain on November 17, 2007 at 10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is up for a Darwin Awards "Honorable Mention" at http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pen...
Posted by petite_chou on November 17, 2007 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)
RAT RODDER!
You're kidding me right? Trying to blame this one on a Californian? No, I'm afraid this one is pure Washington.
Posted by secondhandnews on November 26, 2007 at 9:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This story made it on NPR's popular show "Car Talk" this past Saturday. I was glad they called it a story out of SEATTLE.
Click and Clack got some pretty good chuckles out of it. And, like any of us who have worked on old cars, completely understood the frustration.
And wanted to know ... well, DID HE GET THE LUG NUT OFF?
Posted by dahl on November 28, 2007 at 10:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I talked to the fireman on the scene. No, he did not get the lug nut off. Good thing, can you imagine how many auto mechanic books would have to be updated to include this procedure for removing a stuck lug nut?
Posted by sallymccloud on December 4, 2007 at 2:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
my husband used to be a kitsaper, but now we live down here in Alabama. Hell, thats how they get lug nuts off all the time here. not a big deal folks.
Posted by MzMustang on December 7, 2007 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Now that some time has gone by, does anyone know an update on this crazy man's health condition?
Posted by eeriana on December 11, 2007 at 4:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
While this was amazingly bizarre for a while... this story is getting a little old and the poor man has, in my humble opinion, been humiliated enough. I hope he is recovering healthwise and also recovering from the humiliation.
Posted by shutterbug65 on December 11, 2007 at 5:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story is old. ENOUGH already!
Posted by matty7 on December 24, 2007 at 8:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Working in a hospital, I have learned one thing. This story is not overly strange. There are a lot of people out there still alive today through pure luck and nothing else..
Posted by catfoodcar55 on January 12, 2008 at 10:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Agree w/timmer; this story is OLD OLD OLD; SUGGEST REMOVAL ASAP!!!!!!!!!! Let the poor guy alone.
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