dropped the hoe, shattered the arm

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tybardy

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so i got the front keys installed pretty quick.... used a c-clamp and all went well...

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the rear was a different story, i didnt have enough height on the jack stand so i was workin under the jack, which gave away while i was removing the final coil...

this is how she sits right now

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and here is the arm.... im going in for sergery on monday or tuesday so they can screw my arm back together

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well, im an idiot and let this be a lesson to anyone who thinks working without jackstands is a good idea.

unfortunatly im not done and i am trying to round up some of my buddys to finsh the project "with" me....

its gonna look sick!

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your lucky thats it was your arm and not your head!!!Good luck in the healing process it probably make you a pretty good weatherman!!
 
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yea breaking a bone at 11pm on a friday night is no good... have to wait till monday to see the specialist. it was a SOLID break... not so much clean.

when i get my truck aligned, is that going to fix the negative camber up front? if not, hw do i fix it?
 

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that looks ******* disguisting...like a rubber arm with no bone in it at all...
Im sorry to hear that shit happened...but bro...your ******* lucky...your lucky it wasnt fatal...and your lucky you STILL have an arm/hand and the shit didnt have to come off...

losing an arm because of stupidity/ignorance/being impatient is ****** horrible...something a 5 year old could have prevented.. (not calling you stupid or ignorant) just...I can talk cuz being a wheel mechanic in the Army, I do stupid shit like that all the time...try to make do with what I got...or take short cuts...sometimes I picture the humvees falling and crushing my skull..its scary...not good at all =(

I hope it heals correctly and fast..and be more careful!!! So many people lose their lives working underneath their car
 

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F*Ck man! Glad you're not hurt any worse than that. Story could have had a very tragic ending.

I hope you've learned a valueable lesson though...
 

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by the way...is that a Nor Cal sticker on your rear window??

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you did the keys...its going to put a negative camber on your front wheels...I heard something about making adjustments to the A Arm..or something of the sort? anyways, I've got some pretty bad camber right now too since I let the torsions down ALL the way lol..but its temporary till I get the spindles next week..that will take care of it
 
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yea.... next time drink more beer so it hurts less hahahahaha.... kidding...

****** thing of it was i KNEW i was not doing something dumb while i was doing it but said "eeehhhhh **** it, im almost done"

very stupid indeed, not a mistake i will soon forget
 

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well thats what you get for dropping it. lolz, OK sorry, bad joke, Arm looks bad and im not going to poke fun at you cause I was there not to long ago. Friday, ER, ass bone hurting like crazy...
 
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yea thats a nor cal sticker... born and raised...

i HATE the negative camber... i need that shit fixed

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well thats what you get for dropping it. lolz, OK sorry, bad joke, Arm looks bad and im not going to poke fun at you cause I was there not to long ago. Friday, ER, ass bone hurting like crazy...

im alright w/jokes mang.... i was laughing my shit off all night last night... now it just hurts
 

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and its gunna hurt. alteast every move you make does not make it send a pain right up your spine (or does It i have never broken my arm)

And I thought you were talking about somthing on the truck too. lol But I tell ya what, A broken bone is less gross or disgusting than a deep gash. But thats just me.
 

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****** sick bro...good to see it on there! :)

when I get back to Cali, I might have some custom emblems made ;) (not stickers either)


*remembers the freeway overtake video from yesterday and still feels ashamed to be from Cali* ugh...
 

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I was thinking you broke your A-Arm as well...wish you woulda broke that instead...oh well..done and over with..I bet your gonna secure that MF'er overkill nextime lol ;)
 

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