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Author: MolesworthMolesworth Date: Nov 13, 2007 07:36
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.
The 66-year-old man from Washington state was repairing his car outside
his home when the accident took place.
Shooting at the wheel from arm's length with his 12-gauge shotgun, he
was peppered with buckshot and debris.
The man - who police say was on his own and not intoxicated - was taken
to hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries.
The man, from South Kitsap, 10 miles (16km) southwest of Seattle, had
been repairing his Lincoln Continental for two weeks, according to the
police, and had removed all but one of the nuts on the right rear wheel.
Frustrated by the one remaining nut which refused to budge, he resorted
to fire power in an effort to shift it.
"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," said Deputy Scott
Wilson, a spokesman from the sheriff's office.
He sustained injuries from his feet to the middle of his abdomen, with
some pellets reaching as high as his chin, police said.
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Author: zolzol Date: Nov 13, 2007 13:07
>
> 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.
>
i think that's why the invented wd 40, to keep idiots from hurting
themselves.
zol
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Author: BearBear Date: Nov 13, 2007 14:25
In article Rob said ...
> zol ne.rr.beepbeep.com> wrote:
> >>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> i think that's why the invented wd 40, to keep idiots from hurting
>> themselves.
>>
>> zol
>
> Not that idiot, apparently.
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Date: Nov 13, 2007 15:26
>
> 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.
> The 66-year-old man from Washington state was repairing his car outside
> his home when the accident took place.
> Shooting at the wheel from arm's length with his 12-gauge shotgun, he
> was peppered with buckshot and debris.
> The man - who police say was on his own and not intoxicated - was taken
> to hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries.
> The man, from South Kitsap, 10 miles (16km) southwest of Seattle, had
> been repairing his Lincoln Continental for two weeks, according to the
> police, and had removed all but one of the nuts on the right rear wheel.
> Frustrated by the one remaining nut which refused to budge, he resorted
> to fire power in an effort to shift it.
> "He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," said Deputy Scott
> Wilson, a spokesman from the sheriff's office. ...
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Author: JFJF Date: Nov 14, 2007 01:13
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In message , Bear
gmail.com> writes
>The most force I've ever seen applied to a wheel nut was in Aus, on a VW
>combi-van ... a 6-way wheel brace,
I once had a problem with a fifty-year-old Gray Marine gasoline engine
in a boat. It was necessary to remove the head. With all the nuts
removed from the studs I discovered that nothing could make that head
budge. A 24-soak with Plus Gas made no difference. So I put the nuts
back on the studs finger tight and, with great trepidation, started the
engine. It ran sweet as a nut. A quick burst with the throttle. The rev
counter climbed to 2000rpm. Still nothing. 3000rpm -- nothing. 4000rpm
was full throttle.
The suddenness of the explosion was quite shocking. It woke up the PLA
river police station on the opposite bank. Opening the engine box
revealed bits of steel head gasket embedded deeply in the sound
proofing.
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Author: Anthony ColemanAnthony Coleman Date: Nov 14, 2007 02:28
On 13 Nov, 15:36, Molesworth bellsouth.net> wrote:> 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.
>
> The 66-year-old man from Washington state was repairing his car outside
> his home when the accident took place.
>
> Shooting at the wheel from arm's length with his 12-gauge shotgun, he
> was peppered with buckshot and debris.
>
> The man - who police say was on his own and not intoxicated - was taken
> to hospital with severe, but not life-threatening, injuries.
>
> The man, from South Kitsap, 10 miles (16km) southwest of Seattle, had
> been repairing his Lincoln Continental for two weeks, according to the
> police, and had removed all but one of the nuts on the right rear wheel.
>
> Frustrated by the one remaining nut which refused to budge, he resorted ...
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Author: zeldabeezeldabee Date: Nov 14, 2007 11:26
Anthony Coleman gmail.com> wrote:
[...]> Reminds me of the comment that if you ever want to do America some
> serious harm you don't need to go to war, just remove all their safety
> labels.
Bwahahahaha! Never heard that one.
--
z e l d a b e e @ g m a i l . c o m
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Author: Richard SherrattRichard Sherratt Date: Nov 15, 2007 02:25
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:25:43 -0000, Bear gmail.com>
wrote:
>Still took us nearly 10 mins, and bear in mind we'd ramped up to that
>"solution" over the course of an hour :)
How many tinnies were involved in the ramping up? Sad to say, but that
can affect the outcome.
--
Regards,
Richard.
__o
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Author: Richard SherrattRichard Sherratt Date: Nov 15, 2007 02:30
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:13:29 +0000, JF NOSPAMmarage.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
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>The suddenness of the explosion was quite shocking. It woke up the PLA
>river police station on the opposite bank. Opening the engine box
>revealed bits of steel head gasket embedded deeply in the sound
>proofing.
How was the head?
>Don't try it at home, folks.
It might be fun :-)
--
Regards,
Richard.
__o
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Author: BearBear Date: Nov 15, 2007 02:47
In article Richard Sherratt said ...
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:25:43 -0000, Bear gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >>Still took us nearly 10 mins, and bear in mind we'd ramped up to that
>>"solution" over the course of an hour :)
>
> How many tinnies were involved in the ramping up? Sad to say, but that
> can affect the outcome.
How did you know? :)
The other guys involved in the "change the tyre" thing hadn't seen that
sort of thing done before - it was like "it's stuck and will never come
off! " ... given that this was in the middle of bunghole nowhere
in the drier regions of the route between Adelaide and Sydney, I thought
it best to point out that failure was *not* an option, as a mechanic
wasn't just 5 mins away.
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