DIY Garage ?

I might be qualified to comment LOL............

In the Navy I was stationed at NAS Miramar, 70-74. Had a part time job at the station auto hobby shop. I can tell you all kinds of stories. Two of the best (of the worst)

The stalls some of them were somewhat inclined. The worthless civilian teenage relative of management who checked in customers was supposed to filter them.......if you were just doing a tune-up, you could put up with an inclined stall. Doing work on a jack, not......etc

So some guys were putting an engine in a 59--60? Ford Y block pickup. I got out there just in time for the aftermath. Two or three guys were on the back of the cherry picker, extended too far, and it had rolled down into the pickup, and tilted, stuffing the automatic tail right through the windshield, where it was stuck.........AND.............draining ATF down over the dash inside, and dripping down.

One time I went out in the lot and here is a 57 Chev jacked up with two bumper jacks jammed up against the big bumper "projections" on a 57. I just grabbed that kid by the ankles and yanked him right out of there. He was pissed. I told him he could either go check out some jackstandsl (free in the tool room) or I could fix it so he doesn't come back.

Those guys could break anything and everything.......including hammers. We had at least two ball pein hammers break the heads. That was when B&D drills were getting plastic rear housings/ grips with metal gear cases. Had a whole bucket of busted B&D drill motors

The E6 which was stationed at the shop got all sorts of good stuff---and a pair of pneumatic grease pumps. We had two outdoor lifts for oil changes/ grease jobs. One time I hear the pumps "pft pft--pft--pft" and thought "somebody is using a lot of grease" and went out in the lot and here were two sailers, having a contest who could shoot grease "lugies" over the fence INTO THE STORAGE/ IMPOUND YARD. Not only were there sailer's cars stored there, might even be some Captain's car while he was at sea

And these are just some of the highlights, There is everyday stuff I've forgotten I'm sure. Some of it involved bench grinders and other power tools, the oxy/ acet torch, the tire changer, the welder, and other potentially hurtful tools. I've already covered jacks and jack stands

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