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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Today's Idiot Redeux
2007-11-13
Man using shotgun on stubborn lug nut injured
today's idiot?
Today's idiot.
A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, sheriff's deputies said.
"gol' dammit, come loose, yoo sumbitch!"
The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Seattle, and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel by Saturday afternoon, Deputy Scott Wilson said.

"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said.
now he's bound, bandaged, and determined..
From about arm's length, the man fired the shotgun at the wheel and was "peppered" in both legs with buckshot and debris, with some injuries as high as his chin, according to a sheriff's office report. "Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.
uh huh
The man was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with injuries Wilson described as severe but not life-threatening.
Posted by:Frank G

#19  SO its NOT Hindu man makes up for sin by marrying dog, ala FREEREPUBLIC - "Twis actually a "two-in-one" since the same article also describes a nine-year-old girl marrying a dog. AS MUCH AS I LIKE TO RESPECT THE BELIEFS OF OTHERS I HAVE NO IDEA -ZILCH - ON HOW TO COMPREHEND/RESPOND TO FR'S ARTICLE.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-11-13 22:12  

#18  #5 Once had an oil filter which, I swear, was fused to the engine block. I bought the car used and don't think the oil had ever been changed - took over a week to get the damn thing off.

Filters that seem "Glued" to the block, ARE Glued to the block, happens when the installer did NOT run a oily finger over the rubber gasket, (No Oil equals siezed rubber, Heat does it)

If you're desperate, drive a large screwdriver through the filter and turn that like a handle (Makes a mess, but works)

Be sure to oil your new filter's gasket, NOT GREASE.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-11-13 22:04  

#17  #15 Use a nut cracker. Never fails! Of course...the nuts hosed afterwards.

A nut cracker can't be used, there's no room, your lugnut is tapered on the wheelside, and will not cleanly shear. You'll wind up either destroying the wheel, or have to remove the remains with an air chisel, (Big mess, scars up the wheel seriously)

It's actualy better to shear the stud off, they're easily replaced.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-11-13 21:54  

#16  And when you put lugnuts on, always put a drop or two of oil on the threads (Any good oil will do, trans fluid works well,NO IT WILL NOT MAKE THEM COME OFF, but it helps a great bit when next removed)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-11-13 21:47  

#15  Use a nut cracker. Never fails! Of course...the nuts hosed afterwards.
Posted by: Wholuque Gonque5344   2007-11-13 21:43  

#14  Spray WD40 into the lug nut using a can of compressed air, and let it sit for an hour or so. Works wonders. May take two or three applications, but it's never failed me before.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-11-13 20:58  

#13  Doesn't this remind you of the old Bill Mauldin cartoon?
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2007-11-13 20:41  

#12  I broke my lug wrench on a tight lug nut (alloy wheels - best to use a torque wrench putting the nuts on) a couple of years ago. Had to walk several miles in the dark to get to a functioning phone (since I am the last living American without a cell phone.)
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-11-13 20:30  

#11  If it is that tight it's going to break anyway so... just put on a big enough extender and break it.
Posted by: 3dc   2007-11-13 18:15  

#10  WD-40, people, WD-40!
Posted by: Mike   2007-11-13 17:39  

#9  A short length of pipe to use as an extender is very useful, too.
Posted by: Grunter   2007-11-13 17:23  

#8  Another technique, using the T type lug nut changer - position it such that you're pulling up with your hand while pushing down on the opposite side with your foot.

I'm 3 for 3 since learning that trick.
Posted by: Raj   2007-11-13 16:30  

#7  My wife would just say we'd have to buy another car...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-11-13 15:56  

#6  Shoulda gone with the 105 recoilless...
Posted by: mojo   2007-11-13 15:52  

#5  Once had an oil filter which, I swear, was fused to the engine block. I bought the car used and don't think the oil had ever been changed - took over a week to get the damn thing off.

Never would have thought about using the shotgun on it.

And thanks for the tip Redneck - I'll remember that.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2007-11-13 15:04  

#4  Idiot, when you have a stuck lugnut, you put the rest of the lugnuts back on, tighten them down, Especially the two directly beside the stuck nut (Relieves pressure on the stuck nut) THEN try lostening it, and get the rest when it's loose.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-11-13 14:46  

#3  When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have lug wrenches....
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2007-11-13 14:39  

#2  And now, of course, the most important question...did he get the lug nut off?
Posted by: tu3031   2007-11-13 14:38  

#1  That's the problem with the newer steel shot, no penetration. The older lead shot would have worked, no doubt.

Probably used too small a shot-size, too ('peppered' isn't really a term used with the larger sizes). "Upland Bird Shot" is not as effective on metal parts as good old 00 Buck. Since he's from the Tacoma area, not known as a 'hunter's paradise' due to the wingbats in gubbermint there, he might not have known the difference (nor would the newswriter).
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2007-11-13 14:09  

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