So I've gotta rant somewhere and this isn't something to discuss with the wife. This is the one time i'm glad she isn't into the Montero thing.
Anyway, this afternoon I was working on the front end of the rig. Pittman arm & torsion bars upgrades - finally! I had just finished texting a friend "thanks" for answering some stupid questions about the job and had crawled underneath to double check i hadn't missed something. All of the sudden the rig is moving sideways and the jackstands are falling over - all in slow motion.
The whole rig crashes down on top of me. Boosh! I was pinned and the back end "lever" of a tbar is thru my shirt and scraped against my side. I couldn't move and couldn't reach my shirt pocket for my phone. I was completely pinned and without any front suspension the entire weight of the rig sitting on my chest. After what seemed like hours (actually about 10 minutes) a neighbor showed up at his shop, saw the fun and jacked the rig off me.
We're still not sure what happened other than the Prius that was parked there all day was missing. All we can figure is that the jack <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> backed out of his space and into my front wheel knocking the rig over. And then took off. I didn't hear a car so the Pius is the most logical explanation - Ockham's razor at it's finest. and we checked - no earthquakes today.
And of course the property manager says the security cameras were off and only work at night. (Oh yeah, his friend owns the prius). The mgr is a good guy and i doubt he knows what happened, but i doubt even more he'd rat out a buddy.
Not sure what I'll do when i see that Prius tomorrow. Im not that angry (which is really strange for me given the circumstances), just annoyed and mostly relieved that I am still around. Had I been a few inches further back i would've been skewered by the back end of the torsion bar instead of just getting a nasty scrape.
I'm sure there is a moral here somewhere other than some people suck.
Anyway, that was my day. I hope yours was better.
