Re: [MV] Wanted: Battery Guru's

From: Joe Shannon (fordpart@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 20:57:42 PST


I have accomplished this feat with a metal watch band. Made a scar on my wrist
but could have really done damage.

Everette Doyle wrote:

> Speaking of hazards we run into fooling with trucks - few years ago a friend
> of mine came by shop and his hand was bandaged pretty heavy. He had been
> tarping truck bed and had the rubber straps with hooks on the end of them
> that we all use. He said he had strap stretched pretty tight and it slipped
> through his hand, hook caught on wedding ring, he said he saw his finger
> fly over truck it pulled it out of knuckle joint at hand. I went home that
> night and took mine off, was some over 30 years ago and I have not worn ring
> nor watch since then, when you get either of them between battery post and
> ground before you can move they are red hot.
>
> Remember US Army put out directions for welding with batteries on our green
> trucks.
>
> Everette
>
> They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary
> them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning
> we will remember them.
>
> Lawrence Binyen "For the Fallen"
>
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