It's always a good idea even swinging off spanners all day long, always keep gloves, sleaves, and glasses near by, God know's what would have happened to me by now if I did'nt.
It's always a good idea even swinging off spanners all day long, always keep gloves, sleaves, and glasses near by, God know's what would have happened to me by now if I did'nt.
I always keep the safety glasses handy these days. Had a siezed brake cylinder in a landrover a while back, gave it only a medium whack with a hammer and some residual fluid in there sprayed out and splashed my eye.
I've had stuff get in my eye before but nothing on earth like that brake fluid. Always chuck on the specs now
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If you are out in the scrub and something goes wrong, the tendancy is to make a quick decision as to how to fix it. I reckon the best PPE is a cuppa, think about outcomes before doing anything
MC97GQ (4th September 2012), nomadTech87 (4th September 2012)
Les you are so right, better to stand back(to quote an old expression), Roll em if you got em, Stand back and think about what to do next. I have seen it so many time when acting in haste has compounded the problem, and the person getting into so much more strife.
Mark
Proud former owner of a 1997 White GQ TD42 Patrol Cab Chassis with an after market turbo, now with over half a million k's and still going strong, that's had a heart transplant and now not owned by me
X2 Les , read that years ago in Jack Absoloms book, he also suggests playing Solitaire, as sooner or later someone will put the black jack on the red queen.
Think it was a cook book with Reg his brother.
I've been on work care/cover since 1991, had 16 major operations plus going in for 17th very shortely. cannot stress enough to think through what and how you want to do something[recovery]
then think what can go wrong. make a plan and stick to it.
Been watching bicycle at Para olympics, one rider was abled bodied till a towing accident robbed him of his eye sight now he's on the back of the tandem
Heaps more I'd love to write on this topic
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[QUOTE=threedogs;265459]X2 Les , read that years ago in Jack Absoloms book, he also suggests playing Solitaire, as sooner or later someone will put the black jack on the red queen.
Think it was a cook book with Reg his brother.
I've been on work care/cover since 1991, had 16 major operations plus going in for 17th very shortely. cannot stress enough to think through what and how you want to do something[recovery]
then think what can go wrong. make a plan and stick to it.
Been watching bicycle at Para olympics, one rider was abled bodied till a towing accident robbed him of his eye sight now he's on the back of the tandem
Heaps more I'd love to write on this topic[/QUOTE
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threedogs (4th September 2012)
That is so true about the cards --
They are a main part of any toolbox or recovery gear that I carry. It's been a standing joke in our family for years.
No matter how lost or how stuck or how much trouble you are in the first thing to do is make a coffee and deal out a game of solitaire -- Then you can just about guarantee within 20 minutes some one will come along and tell you you've played your last card wrong.