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Default Working under a jacked vehicle

On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:19:19 -0700 (PDT), Too_Many_Tools
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On Jul 14, 8:25Â*am, Andrew VK3BFA wrote:
On Jul 14, 8:04Â*am, Ignoramus23641 ignoramus23...@NOSPAM.

23641.invalid wrote:
Would it be safe to work under a jacked vehicle, if I use a mechanical
jack like this:


https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...UboR9xO3bjAhN7...


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Iggy, I sometimes wonder about you. You propose some strange,
dangerous things, seemingly unaware of the blatantly obvious. The
Traditional, devil-may-care vehicle support here is piles of bricks
stacked up - blocks of wood if available too - Â*works OK, sort of. And
I think it would work better than whatever it is in the picture you
linked too. If you thought about it real hard, you could probably
wedge it in there somewhere, after you do the bricks. Remember, put
the bricks down with the right side up.

Andrew VK3BFA.


"Blatantly obvious" is only obvious to those of us with previous
experience.

In Ig's past, using one jack may be a very acceptable..and very
dangerous..practice.

If it works, you live another day..if it does not..well dead men don't
talk.

When I grew up, we used gasoline to wash parts...only much later did I
find out how freaking dangerous it is.

I think quite highly of Ig...when he doesn't know..he asks.

That is a sign of an inquistive and inquiring mind...something I
highly admire.

TMT

Nothing more dangerous than a man who doesn't know he doesn't know!!!!