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Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:48 pm

I cant believe my baby hurt me. but she sure did. last night i got on the creeper and lost my balance and reached back to the car to catch myself. my thumb caught me on my razor sharp new pans and sled about 16 inches. i thought i was going to bleed to death. but got to the hospital and got 6 stitches. so my question how has your baby hurt you?

Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:56 pm

Wow, sounds like your baby tried to murder you :cry:

With my VW I just get the usual stuff; bruised knuckles when a tool slips or a bolt breaks free, etc. I accidentally stabbed myself with a flat-blade screwdriver once (still have the scar on my forearm) but that was the worst thing I've done and I was working on a Chevy at the time. Improper use of a screwdriver BTW :oops:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:04 pm

When I was trying to strip off the old seat covers with an exacto, I stabbed myself in the forearm... No blood, just a 1/8" deep divot taken out.

Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:07 pm

well the financial pain is a killer !!!!!

Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:15 pm

not really my baby's fault but.....while driving home from school (25+ years ago) she decided to release all the air in the right rear tire. Spare goes under car, bottle jack (mistake #1) goes under torsion housing (mistake #2, I was on a slight incline), loosen lug nuts, jack the car up, place left hand on top-ish part of tire (mistake #3), place right hand on lower front of tire (not under), proceed to remove tire and the car slips off jack pinching my left hand between the fender and tire (this was a karmann ghia, not a beetle). not that big of a deal except that I am left handed. I was able to drag the jack out (remember, spare tire was under car), re-set it, and jack the car back up to release my left hand. Amazing how fast you can work when needed.

Damage to car: none
Damage to my left hand: scrapped knuckles, couple drops of blood, thats it.

I was pretty lucky. From that point on I was sure to carry at least one jack stand.

Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:39 pm

Mine hurt me when i had to give my vw mechanic $2000 for repairs :(

Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:57 pm

i forgot to put the spring back on the decklid, my wife let me know what happened when i woke up...

Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:09 pm

Joey Chopps 1 wrote: i thought i was going to bleed to death. but got to the hospital and got 6 stitches.

Pics or it didn't happen :twisted:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:24 pm

back when i was younger i had the STINGER pipe. loved it, until i was tuning carbs. got her up to operating temp, let off the gas to run back and start adjusting carbs.

DAMN that stinger was HOT!!! still got the scar to prove it. :shock:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:45 pm

Detroit73super wrote: well the financial pain is a killer !!!!!

:lol:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:20 pm

Besides the financial pain and all the knuckle busters, about a dozen header burns!

Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:24 pm

Mostly just the busted knuckles. I've got these thick gloves I try to wear when I'm in a position where I know I'll hurt myself, but I always forget to wear them until after I hurt myself. And being 16 without a steady supply of money, it eats up most of my funds as well :lol:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:03 pm

Six stitches? You baby, come back after you need to get something reattached!

-jeffrey

Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:12 pm

I was once at a VW meet and I was showing off my new front apron. I grabed it wity my hand and pulled on it, little did I know there was a razor sharp edge. I had to go the rest of the time with a bloody napkin in my hand.

Worst part was when I shook a buddies hand, he thought I'd played a bad joke on him :shock:

Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:15 pm

jhicken wrote: , come back after you need to get something reattached!

-jeffrey

while leaning under the front hood of my baja wiring a switch, unknown to me, my nipple ring slid between the fender and the body. i stood up and the ring hit the floor. i calmly walk in the house and asked the wife for some liquid stitch. i never looked for the ring and now i only have one.

Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:29 pm

pafree wrote: jhicken wrote: , come back after you need to get something reattached!

-jeffrey

while leaning under the front hood of my baja wiring a switch, unknown to me, my nipple ring slid between the fender and the body. i stood up and the ring hit the floor. i calmly walk in the house and asked the wife for some liquid stitch. i never looked for the ring and now i only have one.

one ring or one nipple? :D

Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:32 pm

i was trying to pull the tie rod ends next to the steering box the tool slipped and i flew out of the car trunk, hit my head on the lid and fell on my knuckles. the first thing i did was look around to see if anyone was laughing haha

Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:35 am

Not a bug story but a good one. When I was in my 20's I was doing some exhaust work on a Triumph Spitfire (can you say NO ground clearance) with the car up on four jackstands. One bolt was tight and I needed leverage so without thinking my foot found something to push against. Next thing I know one of the jackstands had gone clattering out across the shop floor and the car was rocking back and forth on three jackstands. Boy, I came out from uder there FAST!!!

With my bug I just need to be more cognizant of where my head is. I keep banging it. I'm getting tired of knocking out the dents my hard head makes in the car.

Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:41 am

A VW related "incident." Back in the 80's I worked for a place called Pacific Core in Santa Ana CA. Our main business was VW engine cores. We sold cases, heads, oil pumps, distributors, carburetors and any else rebuildable to local rebuilders.

In loading a stake back truck with cases, a friend of mine jumped off the back of the truck but his wedding ring got caught on one of the stakes. Tore is ring finger completely off from the knuckle [ouch]. We tried to find the finger to see if we could get it reattached [we had duct tape], but no dice. it probably it's way into some engine core [a little surprise for a future rebuilder!].

He now wears his elongated wedding ring on a chain around his neck.

-jeffrey

Fri Mar 05, 2010 12:22 pm

I cut my wrist on the underside of the front bumper while washing my bug--needed butterfly bandages and a tetnus shot. The edge is like a ginsu blade!