Ladder fell on my hood!
01-10-2002, 04:43 PM
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Ladder fell on my hood!
Came home from work last night and the maid crew had left a ladder against some boxes in front of my car spot. Of course I bumped the ladder and it slowly started to fall toward me. Hit reverse and tried to back our fast as I could without scraping the driver door on the garage door wall. Ladder (wood) still fell onto hood and left what looked like 5 or 6 long gashes in paint. But, guess what! A little Body Scrub (polish like paint cleaner) and the scratches turned out to just be old paint on ladder itself. Not a scratch in the hood afterall.
Think I will drive in slower from now on.
Think I will drive in slower from now on.
01-10-2002, 05:20 PM
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Re: Ladder fell on my hood! (Larry82)
You see there, if it had been one of those inferior metal cars you would have a nasty dent for sure :smash:
01-10-2002, 05:26 PM
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or like one of them there plastic cars.. woulda had a hole in yer hood.. oh wait.. nevermind...
01-10-2002, 05:50 PM
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Re: Ladder fell on my hood! (Larry82)
phew!
I had some tools hanging on a pegboard in my garage. One of the anchors from the pegboard to the wall released. I immediately pulled all the tools off. I had visions of the whole thing falling on my hood. :eek:
I had some tools hanging on a pegboard in my garage. One of the anchors from the pegboard to the wall released. I immediately pulled all the tools off. I had visions of the whole thing falling on my hood. :eek:
01-10-2002, 05:56 PM
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Re: Ladder fell on my hood! (Larry82)
Wow are you lucky! I had a 4" flourescent light bulb fall out of its fixture and directy onto my hood last winter (and, of course, it was 1 day after my wife was nagging me to put the car cover back on :mad ) I had to have the whole hood and surrounding fenders repainted. Glad you're wasn't as bad!
[Modified by Flareside, 5:00 PM 1/10/2002]
[Modified by Flareside, 5:00 PM 1/10/2002]
01-10-2002, 07:15 PM
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Re: Ladder fell on my hood! (Flareside)
Ever since a metal shelf(yeah, the hole damn thing and everthing on it!!!:cry ) fell on my vette during the major earthquake here in 1989, I park it on the side of the garage where there is nothing that can fall. I keep all tool boxes, work bench, shelf, etc.... on the other side of the garage. And just in case that is not enough, I cover the car with 1 flanel car cover, 2 old comforters, 1 blanket, and 2 sleeping bags. Getting the car out and putting it away is not a fast process anymore, but I figure the hole house is gonna have to collapse down on it before it gets scratched again. :)
01-10-2002, 10:44 PM
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Re: Ladder fell on my hood! (Kip Henry)
Whew...close call. Hearing this makes me think more about securing my garage cabinets to the walls with another few boxes of 6" wood screws...
