Humpty Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I'm sure we all get frustrated and a tad shirty if we can't undo a wheel nut, but would you do what the fella did in the article below? A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, sheriff's deputies said. The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth, about 10 miles southwest of Seattle, and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel by Saturday afternoon, Kitsap County Deputy Scott Wilson said. "He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said. 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. The man was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with injuries Wilson described as severe but not life-threatening. Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony A Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Natural deselection at work. What a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Granddaddy's trusty old shotgun! yeah that'll fix it. http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 ROFL...get some WD-40. AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 19, 2007 Moderators Share Posted November 19, 2007 ROFL...get some WD-40. No doubt. I know that Craftsman tools by Sears also makes special wrenches that remove stripped bolts, i.e.; lug nuts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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