Re: Tampa man dies when cars falls from jack

[Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>]

> 
> At the Coy's Festival RallySprint last night, one of the cars had a brake
> problem.  It came back to the pit/service area under an awning attached
> to a truck.  The mechanic hoisted the car very quickly using a trolley
> jack, whipped the wheel off, and dived under the car.  I was standing
> right next to him, and proffered the pointed advice that the wheel
> should be dropped under the side of the car he was working on as an
> emergency 'chock' in case the jack failed.  It's what we _always_ used
> to do when I was rallying.
> 
> I got a stream of abuse.  "What the &%$* do _you_ know about it?"
> 

Don't worry about it. Just let Darwin be proven right.
Wolff
(I like the wheel on it's side idea. I am going to start doing that in
addition to jack stands.)