Stuff you've learnt the hard way

[OakLeaf]

Oh man Brandi, hope your DH is healing up!

Don't stick your arm out the car window to catch the breeze when you're passing blackberry brambles.

[OakLeaf]

And with two thorns still in my fingers from the LAST thing I learned the hard way, so deep I can't dig them out ...

Don't check the batteries on your PlanetBike SuperFlash by turning it on while looking directly into the lens.



Anybody here have any common sense they're not using? Because I've apparently misplaced mine.

[VeganBikeChick]

Nope, sorry OakLeaf. I need all I can get and more!

[marni]

of all things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

Always pick up your feet is my big bette noir.

[Owlie]

And with two thorns still in my fingers from the LAST thing I learned the hard way, so deep I can't dig them out ...

Don't check the batteries on your PlanetBike SuperFlash by turning it on while looking directly into the lens.



Anybody here have any common sense they're not using? Because I've apparently misplaced mine.

Yeah...I've done that by accident with my light (a Cateye tail-light thing) and my retinas haven't forgiven me.

Today's lesson: 12-year-old rusted bolts are really difficult to remove...

[OakLeaf]

Today's lesson: 12-year-old rusted bolts are really difficult to remove...

Did you get them off?

If you have enough clearance behind the bumper to pull the bolt out from the back, the easiest thing to do is drill off the heads.

[Owlie]

Did you get them off?

If you have enough clearance behind the bumper to pull the bolt out from the back, the easiest thing to do is drill off the heads.

Yes! WD-40 left overnight did the trick for all but one of them. The remaining one had a nut on it, and they had rusted to each other and to the little Y-shaped metal thing that holds the lower two bolts. We somehow pulled the plate off without undoing that bolt. My car is legal once again!

[skhill]

Always wear gloves when shelling black walnuts. If you can't find any around the house, run out to the store and get some.

BTW, does anyone have any suggestions for getting rid of the stains on my hands? I've been trying to get rid of them for 3 days now...

[OakLeaf]

I don't know, I had a friend in high school who was a fiber artist, worked a lot with natural dyes, and you just never knew what color her hands would be on any given day...

Maybe try a pumice scrub and just take off the stained outer layer(s) of skin???

Hopefully you won't need a surgeon the way I wound up needing for that thorn. (Just a local anaesthetic and a couple of little scalpel cuts, but too small for my PCP to deal with in her office.)