Did something dumb today.

[wisconsitom]

Wife comes from a family of thirteen kids.  She relates that on an early car ride-this would have been 1960s-she fell out of the car on a corner and the old man was about a block away before noticing.

[WV Sawmiller]

  I think it was in an old '59 F-100 Ford pickup (Yes we owned a Ford one time) and my younger brother was riding with dad one night down a local country/dirt road and he rounded the bend and some farmer's mule had gottten out and was in the road. Dad did not see the dark animal till he was right on it and swerved to miss it and it threw my brother who would have been 4-5 y/o then up against the door and he hit the door latch and sprung it and fell out the door but one of his overall galluses hung on the window knob and he was swinging out there over the right of way as they were driving. Dad was able to reach over and grabbed his leg or such and pulled him back in but was pretty shook up over it. I don't think my brother thought much about the adventure.

[tmarch]

When you're riding a horse and get throwed and your foot gets hung in the stirrup you can roll over onto your belly and generally it will pull free.  Never mind you can get your face and a few other things full of cactus while face down tho.

[aigheadish]

My sister was another that fell out of the car as my mom rounded a bend, back in the day. Hahaha!

[fluidpowerpro]

I have fond memories growing up without having to be in a car seat.
The first car I can remember was my Dads, early 60's Buick Wildcat. It had bucket seats and a center flip up storage console. I would often sit in the middle on the console with my Dad always yelling at me to be careful not to hit the shift lever with my feet. 
The second was being able to sleep on my moms lap when coming home Sunday night. After a full day of playing with all of my cousins on my Grandparents farm, I was worn out. Too bad kids cant experience that anymore.

[K-Guy]

I remember many of those but also with 3 boys in the back seat he could always fling an arm back and smack the one causing trouble without ever missing!  :D

It was never me because I was a saint.  smiley_angel02_wings

[Old Greenhorn]

 I think it was in an old '59 F-100 Ford pickup (Yes we owned a Ford one time) and my younger brother was riding with dad one night down a local country/dirt road and he rounded the bend and some farmer's mule had gottten out and was in the road. Dad did not see the dark animal till he was right on it and swerved to miss it and it threw my brother who would have been 4-5 y/o then up against the door and he hit the door latch and sprung it and fell out the door but one of his overall galluses hung on the window knob and he was swinging out there over the right of way as they were driving. Dad was able to reach over and grabbed his leg or such and pulled him back in but was pretty shook up over it. I don't think my brother thought much about the adventure.

AH HA! I KNEW there was something different about your 'take' on things! Only owned a Ford once and apparently not proud of it? Now it's all out there and I understand a lot better. You are form the 'other side' and that's OK, I respect that. To each his/her own. I am open minded, but it explains a LOT now.
 What the heck is a 'gallus'? Never heard of that term before.
 I remember many trips home late at night spread out on the floor in the back seat or the back of the station wagon between whatever cargo we also has. There was no safer feeling in the world and the only time I slept better was in a birth on the family boat.

[wisconsitom]

Me and the sibs liked to ride in the back with an ear pressed against the drivetrain hump cars used to have.  We're mostly going deaf now.....🦻

[WV Sawmiller]

Tom,

   That F-100 was the only new vehicle my dad ever bought and the right fender rusted off in under 6 months in Fla where they never even heard of salt on a road. They welded a new one on but it fell off a few months later. (Actually I also bought a '74 Ford P/U when I got back from Okinawa in March '79 and my wife bought a new one here in about 1990 - Yes, we were slow learners.)

   A gallus is a name for the strap on a pair of overalls.
what is a gallus on overall - Google Search

[TroyC]

That F-100 was the only new vehicle my dad ever bought and the right fender rusted off in under 6 months in Fla where they never even heard of salt on a road.

I had one of those early 70's F100, a green one, 360 engine. I think on a good day it might get 7-8 mpg. Had a heavy load in the bed one time, went around a slow curve and the right rear axle bearing slid out just enough so the axle was not engaged in the differential. One of the few times I had to have a tow.

[sawguy21]

My 72 F100 wouldn't make the 180 mile trip from Edmonton to Calgary on one tank of fuel, it was my last Frod.

[SawyerTed]

I had a new 1998 F150, it felt like my shoes were on the wrong feet when I drove it.  

I have owned two Lincoln MKZ sedans.  These have been excellent cars but they have been my wife's everyday drivers. I don't often drive the one she has now but I really do feel comfortable in it. 

[Don P]

When I was probably preschool Dad had a stake body one ton work truck. Something went out in the rear end and he called home for my Mom to come tow him. She loaded us up in the winged Pontiac, we went and hooked a chain to the truck and she started back. At some point as we went around a corner the rear axle came out of the truck and it sat down. I just remember that for me and my sister it was as good as it gets for a second or two as we swung around and ended up about doorhandle to doorhandle but facing different directions. Mom apparently didn't enjoy the ride as much as us kids  :D.

Barney is going to have a funny rumble next time my wife gets a phone call. Apparently he got both hearing aids off the coffee table, we found part of one. Whatcha gonna do  :.

[TroyC]

My 72 F100 wouldn't make the 180 mile trip from Edmonton to Calgary on one tank of fuel, it was my last Frod.

Mine passed very few gas stations without a sip. It had a small tank , behind the seat if I remember. I've owned 3 Ford's, didn't take a liking to any of them. I figure the newer ones are much better nowadays.

[TroyC]

Don P, those Ford's had the rear wheel bearings pressed on the axles and the axles could slide out like mine did. Guess your Dad's came out farther than mine  .

[rusticretreater]

I spent many years as an ASE certified auto tech.  The worst of all car builders was Ford.  I made more money off of LTDs, F150s and Ranger pickups than anything else.  I still call my biggest hammer my Ford hammer.

[Gere Flewelling]

I have owned many F-100, F-150's, and F350's over the years.  My first being a 1965 F-100 2wd short wheelbase.  Wish I had it now.  I have found that if you treat them well, they will treat you well.  Always been my pickup of choice. ;)

[samandothers]

Like others I remember riding in vehicles untethered.  Back of station wagons was great.  Made a few trips from the back seat to the floorboard during hard braking.  Probably the most dangerous was riding in the bed of the pickup standing up and holding onto the rain gutter around the back of the cab.  I also remember being told to stop squirming around in the cab of the pickup truck, of course I did not listen.  Once, coming back from the farm, I hit the door handle and I started out the door.  I grabbed the sides of the door frame.  My brother grabbed my shirt and pulled me back in.  As my face came across the cab during re-entry my father slapped me.  I never remember squirming around in the truck again.  

[Nebraska]

Barney is going to have a funny rumble next time my wife gets a phone call. Apparently he got both hearing aids off the coffee table, we found part of one. Whatcha gonna do  :.

I will guess like most things, it will pass.... ;)

[sawguy21]

My mutt got hold of one of mine a few weeks ago, fortunately she only chewed the ear bud. She disappeared under the bed as soon as I found it, we had this discussion once before. ;D

[Ianab]

Not sure if it counts as "dumb", but I had a bathroom door fail today.   Go to leave, and the handle moves, but the bolt doesn't  ???   >:(


So I'm stuck in the bathroom.... 


Luckily Lil and the kids are home, but they can't open the door from the outside either. Try the knife trick to move the bolt, passed through the Window. No, spring is too strong. All my tools are on the other side of the door.  :


Talked Lil and the kids through removing the door handle and mechanism from their side, Still no good, because the spring actuated bolt has broken off the rest of the mechanism.  Ended up with using a battery drill to basically "cut" the latch out of the door.  Was the power tool I could remember where I put it, and a drill bit. 


Anyway I was finally freed, but we now need a new bathroom door, or some serious patching, and a new latch.  :

[doc henderson]

could you not knock the pins from the hinges??  

[Ianab]

could you not know the pins from the hinges??  

Not without taking the trim off the door frame, and even then it was going to be tricky to get the lower hinge out.  Trim has been added as an afterthought, and blocks the hinge pins. Also needed tools from the mess in my shed, on the other side of the door.  
I'll probably have to take the trim off to fix or replace the door, but at least I can round up all the tools to do it. (or make new trim when the old one falls apart)  
LIl want's a new bathroom anyway, so adding a new door to the budget won't be the end of the world. 

[sawguy21]

It is good that she didn't have to call the fire department. :D

[caveman]

Yesterday afternoon, I was trimming the freeze damaged branches off of my mother's hibiscus bushes next door while evidently standing in a fire ant bed.  After trimming them for several minutes, I went into our shop to use the bathroom.  All of a sudden, many fire ants unleashed their wrath and began stinging me at the same time.  They were inside boots, jeans and nether regions.  I shucked my clothes and began running towards my house, which is next door.  I was carrying my clothes and boots while running down the driveway and across the yard sans clothes, except my skivvies, hat and a shirt.

JMoore, coincidentally, started driving up the driveway at about the same time as I was frantically streaking across the yard.  After a few intense minutes, I was able to smush all of the ants that were crawling on me that were intent on inflicting misery.  After changing into some clothes that were not crawling with fire ants, I had a little explaining to do.  My wife saw me through the window and met me at the garage door.  Of course, she was giving me instructions to leave my clothes in the garage as I was heading inside.