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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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OOOh I gotta share my latest 2!

1. About a year ago I had JUST gotten my new Pneumatic brad gun that would shoot 2" long 18ga brads! (Perfect for box building quickly!) Well anyone who has used finishing brads, knows than they will periodically bend while being driven into the wood and come out of an edge of the wood. I didnt know this. On my 2nd joint it sounded like this, "KERCHUNK, KERCHUNK, KERCHUNK, KERCHUNK, OWWWWYOUMOTHER$#%@%@^@#$#$%@#^#%^#%!@$@#$!##^" One of the brad tines bent and went into the palm of my hand about an inch missing the midpalmer artery by about 1/8"! Had I hit that sucker I might not be here now... Looking back its funny though!

The comes a toyota motor home for me to put a radio in at work! No biggie, well as usual, it's not as easy as I thought, the OEM plug got cut off. Still not a huge issue but I need some more tools. Having forgotten about the overhead portion of the motorhome I get out and stand up, or attempt to. The little button that was on top of my baseball cap impacted the underside of the motorhome overhang and got driven into the top of my head. I not only made me black out but also dropped me to my knees for about aminute...
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 07:32 AM
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I was fixing a hole in my moms exhaust on her 2wd gmc seira. I had limited options to clip the ground clamp to so in was clipped precariously to the muffler. I weld alot and get burned by slag alot so I am "used" to the pain, I felt a piece of slag hit my right shoulder I ignored the pain and continued running my beed until i smelled burning shirt at which point I reach up with my left hand to smuther my burning shirt. (remember 2wd truck low to ground) left should hits ground clap, clap pops off exaust claps on to left should and stays clapped till i suther shirt and manage to use right hand to unclamp my skin on left should. ended up with scares on both shoulder, same place different scares

And got in "trouble" with girlfriend for hurting my self.

burns or not I LOVE TO WELD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10,000 degrees don't scare my but it will make skin FALL OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last edited by Beast; Jul 15, 2006 at 07:33 AM. Reason: spelling
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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huh? The ground clamp got knocked off and then what happened? The rest doenst make sense...
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