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Nut hammered in garage - workshop accidents and damaged tools

Posted by Steve Orme on November 28, 2007 9:13 AM | 

When it comes to easing a rusty bolt or seized engine part, 40 percent of men take a dirty great hammer to it.
The result is that 40 percent of chimp-fisted amateur grease monkeys risk injury in the garage.
According to car care firm Comma, men risk damaging their tools by whacking them with a hammer. Blimey.
They also tend to put a textured finish on any handy exposed body parts. This can lead to earache.
The ladies, conversely, are much less likely to hit the wrench, kick the spanner or put all their weight on a tool.
No, 62 percent would ask for help. Then go off and make a nice cup of tea for the paramedics when they turned up to treat the family spanner kicker.
What’s the daftest thing you have done in a workshop? I’ll accept everything from resting your glasses on a hot exhaust manifold to paying the bill without reading it. Comments please, fellow travellers.
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