So, funny thing happened to me today(Read-I'm an Idiot)

[mr evil]

So, as I mentioned before, I had got my body bolted to frame and bolts torqued up....excellent right?
Anyways, I'm reading somebodies post about their damn cage nuts snapping loose as they were torqueing their body bolts, and I'm thinking well that's shitty, I didn't have a problem with mine at all....in fact it hardly seemed like I needed to crank on them at all.......

Now I'm thinkin.....that doesn't seem right at all.....not, at ,all....
I get up and go out to the garage in search of my brand new torque wrench; the one I quickly grabbed as I was flying out of Canadian Tire one day, on my way to somewhere....anyways, I look at the numbers, mmmhmmm, ok, good. Then I look just above the numbers.....in/lbs...Dammit!!

I was in such a rush when I grabbed it that I didn't even read it. This being the first time I used it, I just set it and went to work.
I'm an idiot

Please help me feel even a little less stupid by sharing a story of your own ineptitude?

Btw, I did stop in and get a ft/lb wrench today

 

[V8 Rumble]

It's a good thing you didn't go out and take a sharp corner or the body could have come off the frame lol.

 

[axisg]

Started a car once after a fresh oil change and realized almost instantly that I forgot to replace the oil filter I took off. Last fall I launched the boat with no drain plug and got 150-200' from the dock before we caught on

 

[mr evil]

It's a good thing you didn't go out and take a sharp corner or the body could have come off the frame lol.

That brings a bit of a cartoon visual to mind, but I'd think my transmission shifter would hold the car in place wouldn't it? 😵lol

Started a car once after a fresh oil change and realized almost instantly that I forgot to replace the oil filter I took off. Last fall I launched the boat with no drain plug and got 150-200' from the dock before we caught on

That's what I'm talking about....lol. "somethings wrong, boat ain't runnin right..aww damn!"

 

[GP403]

I almost burned a car down because I hooked the battery up backwards. It was dark, raining, I was dead tired, in a hurry, and really didn't want to be doing it right then... still no excuse. Me and auto electrical systems have a history.

Once I lost an 18mm wrench. Turns out I was just safe-keeping it under the plastic engine cover on the wife's car. At least I found it 6 months later. Now I have two.

Also PF24 and PF25 oil filters don't have the same diameter o-ring on them. They'll screw on just fine, though.

 

[soloone87]

i had just bought my first muscle car (1973 pontiac ventura) when i was 16 thing was beautiful for 2500 just had a crappy carpet, well i decided to do an oil change on it.........i bought the oil change for a Pontiac ventura.... they swapped in a 350sbc and the seller forgot to mention it to me....spun a bearing racing my buddys toyota corolla the same night..... this is how i got heavy into the car guy hobby lol

 

[Bonnewagon]

I went to launch my big skiff all by myself on a Good Friday which is usually cold and wet. This day the sun was warm and bright so I figure, why not? As I'm at the water, I tried in vain to get it off the trailer, looking but not seeing anything wrong, I pulled the Bonnewagon back up the ramp to see why. I forgot that I had tied the boat to the floating dock so it wouldn't wander off after launching, so it held it solid as I moved away. Then, the two transom tie-downs (the problem!) I had overlooked gave way and broke, letting the dock line yank the skiff right off the trailer and shot into the air, landing with a loud PLOP! on the concrete ramp. The park workers helped me push it into the water so I could re-load it, but their not-so-quiet muttering about the "*******", "idiot", "stupid old guy" really stung.

 

[mr evil]

Lmao!! Well, I'm glad I'm in good company. I don't like to make fun of others bad times but damn it's good to laugh about it when everyone can walk away without much more than a bruised ego lol

Keep em coming people

 

[mymontess]

Years ago, my stepfather was given a 16' aluminium boat with an 18hp merc, but with no trailer. Somewhere along the line, he picked up a trailer. One year while on vacation, I modified the trailer to fit the boat, fixed up the boat & trailer, lights, etc. Hooked it up to the truck for the inaugural run. I pulled out of the driveway, got a little way up the road when I saw something in the rearview mirror. It was the boat flying around, bouncing off the road, flying up in the air all over the place. Needless to say, I basically soiled my shorts, pulled over & thanked my lucky stars that no traffic was behind me. I got out, cringing in anticipation of the damage I had caused. I discovered that I had neglected to flip the @$%#!! little lever that reverses the direction of the winch, allowing all the rope to play out, so in fact, the boat was flying around approx. 25' behind the trailer. The trailer was an older model that didn't have a safety chain for the winch. I turned around & rigged up a safety chain for the winch before I went any further. Fortunately, the only damage I caused was to loosen up the rivets in the stern of the hull causing it to leak very slightly. Needless to say, I always double & triple check that little lever now lol.

 

[mr evil]

Years ago, my stepfather was given a 16' aluminium boat with an 18hp merc, but with no trailer. Somewhere along the line, he picked up a trailer. One year while on vacation, I modified the trailer to fit the boat, fixed up the boat & trailer, lights, etc. Hooked it up to the truck for the inaugural run. I pulled out of the driveway, got a little way up the road when I saw something in the rearview mirror. It was the boat flying around, bouncing off the road, flying up in the air all over the place. Needless to say, I basically soiled my shorts, pulled over & thanked my lucky stars that no traffic was behind me. I got out, cringing in anticipation of the damage I had caused. I discovered that I had neglected to flip the @$%#!! little lever that reverses the direction of the winch, allowing all the rope to play out, so in fact, the boat was flying around approx. 25' behind the trailer. The trailer was an older model that didn't have a safety chain for the winch. I turned around & rigged up a safety chain for the winch before I went any further. Fortunately, the only damage I caused was to loosen up the rivets in the stern of the hull causing it to leak very slightly. Needless to say, I always double & triple check that little lever now lol.

Holy crap! I'm pissing myself at the visual I have of that boat-and the look that must have been on your face as you shat yourself lol