von Zipper Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 When I was very young I went to a school in Detroit that had a sink like that, I had never seen one before. The first day of school I went into the bathroom and started peeing in the sink (Honest-I thought it was a toilet) I wondered why the other kids were laughing , about that time a teacher grabbed me by the shoulder and dragged me to the principals office. I've worked at a few shop where people played pranks on each other . One time a prank went bad and the two guys got into a fist fight , It was not good and both of them lost their jobs that day. There was a prank I loved to play on my Dad, I would put a rubber band on the hand held hose on the kitchen sink When he would turn the water on he would get sprayed down by the handle. He fell for that gag over and over.
unclescott58 Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 One thing I like to do to the new guy is while they are eating lunch i ask if they like their Doritos fritios ,chips if they say yes that is when I smash their big bag and say well you got more of them. Now The look on their faces is priceless I'm sorry Dave, this one just seems like a jerky thing to do. A little on the mean side. I'd rethink that one. I can see somebody loosing it, and punching you out. Scott
Joe Handley Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 I'm sorry Dave, this one just seems like a jerky thing to do. A little on the mean side. I'd rethink that one. I can see somebody loosing it, and punching you out. Scott Same here, especially if it's a job that is under high stress at the time.
Petetrucker07 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) I remember when i was growing up, my dad and our cross country truck driver friend were joking around. Our friend decided he was gonna get my dad back, good. So he put a small amount of grease behind the door handle on his pick up. Boy my dad was hot. I would be too if i got grease on my hand at 130 in the morning, when your just leaving for work. Our friend just knew my dad was gonna get him back. So when it was time for him to get back on the road after a few days off, he opened the door to the truck with a rag. He was really disappointed there was no grease. When he went to open the hood, he grabbed the hood latches, expecting grease, but again no grease. He was bummed out there was no retaliation. He had a delivery in a town south of Chicago. It takes about 3 days to get to Chicago from California. He pretty much forgot all about it. He went to his delivery, his appointment was around 9 at night, something like that. He grabbed the door handles to open the trailer doors, there was grease, he stood at the back if his laughing for awhile. Then went to open the other door, more grease. He called us later that day laughing his butt off. 3 day old grease with 3 days worth of road dirt and grime. Even though my dad passed away 7 years ago, i still talk to our friend quite often and still laugh about it with tears in our eyes, missin my dad. Edited November 11, 2014 by Petetrucker07
Joe Handley Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Lol, that wouod have been pretty funny Pete!
mnwildpunk Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 My uncle had a habit when I drove for him back in the 90's where he would jack the wheels of my truck a 1/4" up off the ground and watch me as I thought my tranny gave out
Joe Handley Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 My uncle had a habit when I drove for him back in the 90's where he would jack the wheels of my truck a 1/4" up off the ground and watch me as I thought my tranny gave out One of the funniest Jeep/4×4 anti-theft tips I've read is to put the transfer case into neutral then set the parking brake to it doesn't roll away (got to be careful on XJ's though, the brake in those can be iffy.) The guy who suggested that did that with his YJ had somebody try to steal it one night and the thief kept trying every forward gear, then reverse before giving up and leaving the Jeep where it sat!
jbwelda Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 >friend of mine put lighter fluid on a tire changer once that's how you reseat the bead on a tire out on the trail. that trick comes in very handy sometimes, believe me. jb
mnwildpunk Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Jb been there done that when you have a log skidder that blew out on the trail in -20 weather roslone lighter fluid is a good friend
unclescott58 Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 >friend of mine put lighter fluid on a tire changer once that's how you reseat the bead on a tire out on the trail. that trick comes in very handy sometimes, believe me. jb What's the prank here? Scott
jbwelda Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 prank? its not a prank. its a method to reseat a tire bead when you are miles away from a tire machine. put lighter fluid (or more often, engine starter fluid) in and on the tire and set it off with a match. poof the tire bead is back on the rim. jb
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 It'll also start your heart when it goes POP !!! (a very LOUD pop indeed...) or stop it altogether. Not for the shy and easily startled.
Quick GMC Posted November 13, 2014 Author Posted November 13, 2014 I've been thinking about this incident ever since this thread got started. It's an example of how a seemingly harmless prank can go very wrong. I had a friend I knew since high school. Even in our 40s we'd get together every Thursday evening. We most often would rent a movie and watch it over a few beers at his house since he was single. I've always had a busy work day so by evening I was tired. I'd often fall asleep watching the movie and this upset him, and he'd always be waking me up and pranking me by taking my picture with some stupid sign on me. Silly stuff. One evening I had dozed off to wake up suddenly to a loud bang inches from my face. My first sight was him laughing like crazy holding a pistol. I had felt the blast near my face and I truly believed he had shot me in the face for several terrifying seconds as I waited for the pain to start. I really believed these were the last seconds of my life. I grabbed my face and held it and rolled off the couch onto the floor. He realized something went terribly wrong with his little prank and started calling my name and apologizing, telling me I was okay. I was hysterical, couldn't stop crying, my face was burned and hurt from the blast and my ears were ringing from the close proximity of the gunshot. He had shot me with a starters pistol with a blank. Being an idiot, he had not thought through that there still would be a significant blast. I know that he didn't really want to hurt me, but I have never gotten past that incident. Our friendship dissipated and we lost touch that year. I just couldn't look at him without seeing that laughing face. I had dreams about it, I'd wake up thinking about it. Right now, my heart is pounding as I type this. The day I thought I had seconds to live. And think about this when you go to do some stupid prank. People have been killed at the end of stupid pranks gone wrong. I actually feel lucky. This is not a harmless prank gone wrong. You're friend was an idiot.
ChrisBcritter Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 ^^^ What he said. Google "Jon-Erik Hexum" for what damage you can do with a blank cartridge, and be thankful you're still here.
Deano Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 ^^^ What he said. Google "Jon-Erik Hexum" for what damage you can do with a blank cartridge, and be thankful you're still here. Or Brandon Lee
Greg Myers Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 prank? its not a prank. its a method to reseat a tire bead when you are miles away from a tire machine. put lighter fluid (or more often, engine starter fluid) in and on the tire and set it off with a match. poof the tire bead is back on the rim. jb and of course we all carry lighter fluid when we're "out on the trail"
chunkypeanutbutter Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 and of course we all carry lighter fluid when we're "out on the trail" Well you should. I know we do.
jbwelda Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 >and of course we all carry lighter fluid when we're "out on the trail" its in my "recovery equipment" box in the back of my truck. been stuck in the desert with two tires off their rims and only one spare more than once...learned that lesson along with how to reset a bead a long ways from anywhere, a long time ago. that's often what happens when you deflate down to 8 psi to crawl up over rocks and other hazards. ps: don't try that with passenger car tires or you will ruin your tires, rims and your whole day. there is a reason for light truck tires on 4WD vehicles that are actually being used beyond carrying mom to the mall. jb
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 and of course we all carry lighter fluid when we're "out on the trail" Well you should. I know we do. And bandages, bullets and C-4.
Greg Myers Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Some funny stuff on YouTube about tires exploding while being aired. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3U-TRkJx8
chunkypeanutbutter Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 And bandages, bullets and C-4. Bandages and bullets, yes Bodybags and shovels... Maybe.
dieseldawg142 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) ..... Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 I guess if I had to choose, I'd rather be drenched in p than going up in flames. Still...
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