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I'm such an idiot at times
Aug. 5th, 2009 11:25 pmThis past weekend, while enjoying our company with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
champdaddy, not everything was all sunshine and lollipops. Our usual spot requires an intricate series of maneuvers with the truck and trailer not unlike a sliding-tile puzzle of sorts, with backing, turning, swinging and other wheeled dancing in order to slide the trailer into it's spot and leave the most available space on the site for other stuff. Well, I am usually quite adept at this little 8-ton pas de deux. This time, with my eyes giving me trouble, the rain pouring down covering my mirrors and keeping me from opening all the windows and trying to make sense of Jeff's signals while he's holding an umbrella, well, I made a boo-boo:
I turned too tight backing up and 'jackknifed' the truck/trailer and ended up with this mess. Fuck. If ever was a off day where something I normally do well ends up being an impossible task, this was it. Oh well, it was nice having a nice new truck for that short period of time.
Today before I headed out for my gimpy leg therapy, I pulled out the taillight and started levering out some of the crunchiness. After about five minutes using a couple of rubber-covered tool handles I got most of the metal back where it belongs. Some other time when I am in the mood for it, I will try and finesse the creases out, a process that takes far longer. The problem here is that the broad, flowing body design with subtle sweeps and lines will be really tough to make anywhere near perfect since it can't be hidden along sharp lines or boxy panel features. The scratches in the paint, well, I dunno about that right now. I can at least polish the scratch from the tail light plastic.
As much as the evolution of the automobile has changed the servicing end of ownership, with sophisticated electronics, complicated drivetrains and safety bits, etc, bodywork, with few exceptions, has remained firmly fixed in the distant past. Prying, pulling, pounding, beating, grinding and hammering are still the order of the day. Model T or Prius, they are all the same for once.
As for the rest of the weekend, there eventually was sunshine and lollipops. Really.
champdaddy, not everything was all sunshine and lollipops. Our usual spot requires an intricate series of maneuvers with the truck and trailer not unlike a sliding-tile puzzle of sorts, with backing, turning, swinging and other wheeled dancing in order to slide the trailer into it's spot and leave the most available space on the site for other stuff. Well, I am usually quite adept at this little 8-ton pas de deux. This time, with my eyes giving me trouble, the rain pouring down covering my mirrors and keeping me from opening all the windows and trying to make sense of Jeff's signals while he's holding an umbrella, well, I made a boo-boo:I turned too tight backing up and 'jackknifed' the truck/trailer and ended up with this mess. Fuck. If ever was a off day where something I normally do well ends up being an impossible task, this was it. Oh well, it was nice having a nice new truck for that short period of time.
Today before I headed out for my gimpy leg therapy, I pulled out the taillight and started levering out some of the crunchiness. After about five minutes using a couple of rubber-covered tool handles I got most of the metal back where it belongs. Some other time when I am in the mood for it, I will try and finesse the creases out, a process that takes far longer. The problem here is that the broad, flowing body design with subtle sweeps and lines will be really tough to make anywhere near perfect since it can't be hidden along sharp lines or boxy panel features. The scratches in the paint, well, I dunno about that right now. I can at least polish the scratch from the tail light plastic.
As much as the evolution of the automobile has changed the servicing end of ownership, with sophisticated electronics, complicated drivetrains and safety bits, etc, bodywork, with few exceptions, has remained firmly fixed in the distant past. Prying, pulling, pounding, beating, grinding and hammering are still the order of the day. Model T or Prius, they are all the same for once.
As for the rest of the weekend, there eventually was sunshine and lollipops. Really.
