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(Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
ffxn8v
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Date: July 09, 2007 10:06PM
Wow - Hot enough to fry an egg for sure!
Changing my oil on my daily driver (car), I was underneath draining the old oil and ouch! The retained heat on the asphalt, was felt through my shirt like never before!
After finishing up and washing y hands, I took my soaked shirt off and my wife said my back was dark red on one side - OUCH!
I am not sure I have ever felt asphalt this hot! It reminded me of the old line, hot enough to fry an egg!
Changing my oil on my daily driver (car), I was underneath draining the old oil and ouch! The retained heat on the asphalt, was felt through my shirt like never before!
After finishing up and washing y hands, I took my soaked shirt off and my wife said my back was dark red on one side - OUCH!
I am not sure I have ever felt asphalt this hot! It reminded me of the old line, hot enough to fry an egg!
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: July 09, 2007 10:39PM
hot enough to fry an egg!
It wasn't that hot today, trust me, I eat eggs off my driveway all the time.
It wasn't that hot today, trust me, I eat eggs off my driveway all the time.
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
KeepOnTruckin
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Date: July 10, 2007 12:36AM
i burnt my feet on hot asphalt once. it was like a second degree burn or somthing. they were very blistered.
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
Lurker.
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Date: July 10, 2007 08:49AM
I was travel out West in the Painted Desert, NM and got a flat. I couldn't pull off the road because the sand was so deep so I had to change the tire on highway.
I got the car jacked up but the asphalt was so hot the jack slowly sank into the pavement. Luckily it slowly sank, I just barely got the spare on. It took me forever to get the jack stand out of the hole in the pavement.
I got the car jacked up but the asphalt was so hot the jack slowly sank into the pavement. Luckily it slowly sank, I just barely got the spare on. It took me forever to get the jack stand out of the hole in the pavement.
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
Fairfax MF---er
()
Date: July 11, 2007 01:58PM
ffxn8v Wrote:
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> Wow - Hot enough to fry an egg for sure!
>
> Changing my oil on my daily driver (car), I was
> underneath draining the old oil and ouch! The
> retained heat on the asphalt, was felt through my
> shirt like never before!
>
> After finishing up and washing y hands, I took my
> soaked shirt off and my wife said my back was dark
> red on one side - OUCH!
>
> I am not sure I have ever felt asphalt this hot!
> It reminded me of the old line, hot enough to fry
> an egg!
Hmmm. A blanket or towel on the asphalt might have been in order. Is it hot out here, or are you just a dumbass?
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> Wow - Hot enough to fry an egg for sure!
>
> Changing my oil on my daily driver (car), I was
> underneath draining the old oil and ouch! The
> retained heat on the asphalt, was felt through my
> shirt like never before!
>
> After finishing up and washing y hands, I took my
> soaked shirt off and my wife said my back was dark
> red on one side - OUCH!
>
> I am not sure I have ever felt asphalt this hot!
> It reminded me of the old line, hot enough to fry
> an egg!
Hmmm. A blanket or towel on the asphalt might have been in order. Is it hot out here, or are you just a dumbass?
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
ffxn8v
()
Date: July 11, 2007 03:34PM
Hey, thanks for your concern - must have been my thin t-shirt, as the driveway didn't feel that hot through my shorts...
Anyways, maybe I can just hire someone to change my oil next time ;~)
Anyways, maybe I can just hire someone to change my oil next time ;~)
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: July 11, 2007 03:54PM
ffxn8v Wrote:
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> Hey, thanks for your concern - must have been my
> thin t-shirt, as the driveway didn't feel that hot
> through my shorts...
what about using cardboard? i always use it to lay on when working under my car.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Hey, thanks for your concern - must have been my
> thin t-shirt, as the driveway didn't feel that hot
> through my shorts...
what about using cardboard? i always use it to lay on when working under my car.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
ffxn8v
()
Date: July 11, 2007 03:56PM
Gravis Wrote:
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> ffxn8v Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey, thanks for your concern - must have been
> my
> > thin t-shirt, as the driveway didn't feel that
> hot
> > through my shorts...
>
> what about using cardboard? i always use it to
> lay on when working under my car.
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Thought about that (in hindsight) or maybe even an old blanket.
Ohh well, cooler weather is here now (still HUMID!) and my wife has given me the green-light to buy a service lift for the house. What a keeper!
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> ffxn8v Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey, thanks for your concern - must have been
> my
> > thin t-shirt, as the driveway didn't feel that
> hot
> > through my shorts...
>
> what about using cardboard? i always use it to
> lay on when working under my car.
___________________________________________________________
Thought about that (in hindsight) or maybe even an old blanket.
Ohh well, cooler weather is here now (still HUMID!) and my wife has given me the green-light to buy a service lift for the house. What a keeper!
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
KeepOnTruckin
()
Date: July 11, 2007 10:59PM
What, a good old hydralic jack is not good enough for you? hell, i get by with 2 spare tire jacks and 2 pieces of firewood.
edit: but then agian i dont do much more than change the oil. Is it hard to replace an oxygen sensor?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2007 11:00PM by KeepOnTruckin.
edit: but then agian i dont do much more than change the oil. Is it hard to replace an oxygen sensor?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2007 11:00PM by KeepOnTruckin.
Re: (Driveway) Hot enough to fry an egg - or burn my back!
Posted by:
ffxn8v
()
Date: July 11, 2007 11:09PM
The old ramps I use are fine. I built them from 2x12's two decades ago and they have plenty of service left in them. That said, I am getting older, and a lift would be a nice gift to myself ;-)
o2 sensors can be easy - if a line wrench won't get it to budge, a special socket with a slit for the wire to slide through (so the wrench can go over the socket) can be sourced.
o2 sensors can be easy - if a line wrench won't get it to budge, a special socket with a slit for the wire to slide through (so the wrench can go over the socket) can be sourced.