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02-10-2009, 08:47 PM
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OT is STILL alive!!!
A 'Miracle' of sorts happened today!! It was a FREAK of nature that our own beloved OT was SPARED!!
He was / had been heating a ball joint to remove it from a spindle assembly. He had broken the bolt loose with a breaker bar. He decided that he could use a ratchet, so he turned away..... As he bent down to pick up the wrench, the BALL JOINT EXPLODED!! It traveled 12 feet to a place where a gallon of brake fluid was sitting. It hit the plastic jug with enough force that it TORE an 8" HOLE in the side of the jug!! He testified that it " Sounded like a 45 cal going off behind his ear"! The ball joint had built up so much pressure, that it actually ripped off a piece of the sholder that the bolt uses to hold it to the car! IF OT had continued to use the wrench that he had in his hand, the ball joint would have hit him IN THE CHEST, at 'heart' level!! Thank (Insert your favorite option here), GOD that Tom decided to MOVE at that time!! I have been bustin' knuckles for 40 years. This is the FIRST time for this one! I stopped by and recorded the PROOF, but this puter won't see it. I will burn a couple CDs tomorrow at work! OT gets the first one!
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I'm not a REDNECK! I am an Appalachian-AMERICAN!! "Can't go to work today. The 'voices' said to "Stay home and clean the guns". Most famous Red-Neck last words... " Hey Everybody, Watch This!!) http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/subi-crosser/ Jerry Last edited by subi-crosser; 02-10-2009 at 08:50 PM. 
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02-10-2009, 08:51 PM
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Re: OT is STILL alive!!!
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 Scary stuff! Glad nobody was hurt!Pics of carnage?
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Ebony/Gray '92 LS-L, @123k - bought 01/17/2010, parked for 10 years. Getting back on the road.
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02-10-2009, 09:24 PM
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Re: OT is STILL alive!!!
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Wait till you see the VID we made 'after the fact'! Damned puter won't 'see' it!!
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I'm not a REDNECK! I am an Appalachian-AMERICAN!! "Can't go to work today. The 'voices' said to "Stay home and clean the guns". Most famous Red-Neck last words... " Hey Everybody, Watch This!!) http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/subi-crosser/ Jerry
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02-10-2009, 09:24 PM
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Re: OT is STILL alive!!!
Wow, glad Tom's okay!
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl
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02-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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Re: OT is STILL alive!!!
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I'm not a REDNECK! I am an Appalachian-AMERICAN!! "Can't go to work today. The 'voices' said to "Stay home and clean the guns". Most famous Red-Neck last words... " Hey Everybody, Watch This!!) http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/subi-crosser/ Jerry
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