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Old 15-07-2023, 10:37 PM   #1
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Default Correct Jack Stand Use?

I spotted this on Mustang6g, not sure if that's how I would do it...................



Owner swears it was on solid ground, but....................
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Old 15-07-2023, 11:24 PM   #2
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Owner swears it was on solid ground, but....................
Owner is a ****wit who obviously doesn't value his life, limbs or digits.

In saying that, I think people who jump off skyscrapers and bridges are ****wits too. So I suppose you could say its a subjective matter.
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Old 16-07-2023, 09:02 AM   #3
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American, say no more.

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Default Re: Correct Jack Stand Use?

It’s actually somewhere in (Eastern?) Europe, first giveaway was the tile frieze on garage corner, second clue the IGU windows in the building behind. Third clue the red Skoda’s number plate.
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Its called Darwinism......
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Old 16-07-2023, 02:18 PM   #6
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It’s actually somewhere in (Eastern?) Europe, first giveaway was the tile frieze on garage corner, second clue the IGU windows in the building behind. Third clue the red Skoda’s number plate.
Was for the meme posted.
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Just physics
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Hopefully they'll learn, and not the hard way.
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I reckon he's not very thoughtful of others. I mean like, what if some poor bugger trips over the jack handle. Remove it dimwit!
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