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Dumbest thing you've done behind the wheel...
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<blockquote data-quote="MFE" data-source="post: 15723105" data-attributes="member: 36397"><p>So there I was, suburban Detroit, middle of winter, practicing long, lurid slides in a snow-covered parking lot in my dad's LTD station wagon one night while they were out of town. Big parking lot. Higher and higher speeds. Longer and longer slides. Until I had one get away from me. </p><p></p><p>I'm sideways, full opposite lock, 50+ MPH, and I see one of the giant snow-boulders left behind from prior plow-clearing jobs looming in the distance. I'm virtually a passenger sitting behind the wheel. Knowing what I know now, I could have probably gotten out of it, but then: No....closer...closer...closer...BLAM. I hit that ****in' boulder and the front of the car reared up and the back end swung around and everything was quiet. But tilted.</p><p></p><p>The car is stuck. Steering feels light.</p><p></p><p>I get out and have a look. The front wheels are about a foot off the ground and the car is resting on the boulder by a corner of its bumper. A guy rolls by and laughs hysterically, and keeps going. Asshole LOL</p><p></p><p>I get back in, I can't get it unstuck no matter how much I try. </p><p></p><p>Then I remember: The bumper jack. This car's jack worked by engaging slots in the big ol' chrome bumpers. I dig it out, hook it up, jack the front end up absolutely as high as it will possibly go, go in and put the car in neutral, and then kick the car off the jack and away from the snow-boulder. Success!</p><p></p><p>I went home all smug about my problem-solving skills. Then one day, months later, my dad and I are under the POS working on it (again) and he notices that the bumper wiggles in his hand every time he pulls himself out from under the car. On closer inspection, only 2 of the 8 bolts holding on are still there, and they're loose. He starts in on his usual detective mission, quickly deducing that somebody in a blue late 70's monte carlo has bumped into me in the school parking lot. Yeah, dad. You bet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MFE, post: 15723105, member: 36397"] So there I was, suburban Detroit, middle of winter, practicing long, lurid slides in a snow-covered parking lot in my dad's LTD station wagon one night while they were out of town. Big parking lot. Higher and higher speeds. Longer and longer slides. Until I had one get away from me. I'm sideways, full opposite lock, 50+ MPH, and I see one of the giant snow-boulders left behind from prior plow-clearing jobs looming in the distance. I'm virtually a passenger sitting behind the wheel. Knowing what I know now, I could have probably gotten out of it, but then: No....closer...closer...closer...BLAM. I hit that ****in' boulder and the front of the car reared up and the back end swung around and everything was quiet. But tilted. The car is stuck. Steering feels light. I get out and have a look. The front wheels are about a foot off the ground and the car is resting on the boulder by a corner of its bumper. A guy rolls by and laughs hysterically, and keeps going. Asshole LOL I get back in, I can't get it unstuck no matter how much I try. Then I remember: The bumper jack. This car's jack worked by engaging slots in the big ol' chrome bumpers. I dig it out, hook it up, jack the front end up absolutely as high as it will possibly go, go in and put the car in neutral, and then kick the car off the jack and away from the snow-boulder. Success! I went home all smug about my problem-solving skills. Then one day, months later, my dad and I are under the POS working on it (again) and he notices that the bumper wiggles in his hand every time he pulls himself out from under the car. On closer inspection, only 2 of the 8 bolts holding on are still there, and they're loose. He starts in on his usual detective mission, quickly deducing that somebody in a blue late 70's monte carlo has bumped into me in the school parking lot. Yeah, dad. You bet :D [/QUOTE]
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