A tale of whoa

[IronWing]

So Friday evening we set out to obtain dinner, driving the Honda Fit. As we pulled away from the curb it became quite clear something was wrong as the car made very bad, very expensive sounding noises, like sheet metal tearing. So we parked the car and took the truck for the evening. On Saturday it rained all day (1.8" YEA!) so I didn't investigate the car further. Today morned cool and clear so I decided to figure out if I could determine the cause of the bad noises. The noises only came when the car was moving so I decided that I would have to put the front of the car on jack stands to listen while it was in gear. A Fit is one of those crappy little cars with no frame so to jack it up one has to place the jack under the car where the reinforced jack points are located. It is somewhat difficult to fit the jack and the jack stand under the reinforced area but not impossible. The scissors jack provided by Honda sucks (a jack too crappy to lift a Fit ) so I used the bottle jack out of the truck. I accomplished the task for the passenger side and proceeded with the driver side. As I brought the jack down while holding the jack stand something went bad, real bad. The jack stand ended up bearing the weight of the car (good) with the ring finger of my right hand pinned under the stand (bad) lengthwise. I want pause here to mention that some folks view their traumatic injuries as super cool, a high point of living to marvel upon. I am not one of those people. I did two things simultaneously. The first was to yell quite loudly for my wife. The second was to see if I could reposition and raise the jack with one hand. The second failed while the first worked so my wife jacked up the car, freeing my hand. Then it was off to the urgent care place. The results so far are a couple good tears of the skin, the tip of the finger tip bone is crushed, and I lost the nail. I should also mention that it hurts and I still don't know what is wrong with the car.

tl;dr: ouch

 

[n7]

owwwwww, does not sound fun

Hope you get most of your finger useability back!

 

[Aldon]

Holy shit. Hope your finger goes well!

 

[Drako]

LOL @ "tale of whoa"

 

[lxskllr]

Sorry to hear that. I guess your nail's permanently gone, eh? Hope it's not your nose picking finger.

 

[SandEagle]

you used the word 'so' 8 times in that paragraph

 

[IronWing]

you used the word 'so' 8 times in that paragraph

So?

 

[SandEagle]

So?

hope you feel better. that must have been rough

 

[Schmide]

The good. Masturbating with your left hand is a whole new experience!!!

 

[boomhower]

Time to invest in a floor jack! Ouch!!!

 

[mnewsham]

The good. Masturbating with your left hand is a whole new experience!!!

not for me, that's the norm :hmm:

 

[Papa Hogan]

I feel your pain.

 

[EagleKeeper]

How could you have left your finger under the jack?

 

[IronWing]

How could you have left your finger under the jack?

While I'm still puzzling that out I can accept as a working hypothesis with a fairly high degree of certainty that I was doing it wrong.

 

[Kaido]

Ouch man We really liked our Fit, sorry it bit you!

 

[kranky]

That sounds like it would be very, very painful. Hope you heal quickly.

 

[DrPizza]

While I'm still puzzling that out I can accept as a working hypothesis with a fairly high degree of certainty that I was doing it wrong.

You just won the thread, and it was your own thread. I didn't even know it was up for grabs.


Anyway, when you feel better, try having your wife slowly drive it while you walk alongside it. (Keep your toes clear of the tires.) You might be able to narrow it down a lot quicker that way. Sudden metal on metal grinding sound only when moving usually equals a brake problem.

 

[Rinaun]

Sorry to hear you hurt yourself. Just be glad you had someone to help you; my father (mechanic/professional driver for 40 years+) was a dumbass and decided to winch a car onto a flatbed truck by himself and ended up sitting there with his fingers pinned by a winch line for a good 10 minutes screaming for jesus. He walked away with stitches but the doctor was amazed he didn't lose half his fingers.
He now has us watch him when he does anything with winches or jacks just to be safe.

 

[dank69]

... I still don't know what is wrong with the car.

...

Fuck you. I'm kidding. No I'm not.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Fuck you.

I hope you feel better. A jack from Harbor Freight might be something to consider.

 

[Perknose]

While I'm still puzzling that out I can accept as a working hypothesis with a fairly high degree of certainty that I was doing it wrong.

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

That's some real jack shit you went through. Just thank your lucky stars your wife aced the key Alky question:

Do you even lift? :awe:

 

[brianmanahan]

thats why i take my fit to the pros!

and also borrow my dad's jack cuz it is a real heavy duty one

(and i make sure not to put my hands under it)

gl with your finger healing though

 

[brianmanahan]

also,

 

[edro]

Did the car shift off the jack?
If it's not seated well, or at a slight angle, it can shift and lower a little bit.

At least it wasn't your index or middle finger.

 

[brianmanahan]

Did the car shift off the jack?
If it's not seated well, or at a slight angle, it can shift and lower a little bit.

At least it wasn't your index or middle finger.

yeah seriously, 4th finger, what is that even for?

except typing or playing piano. i make sure to protect my hands, they are my most valulable asset