[Canuck]

1.1968, While trying to strip paint from a wheel in my parents basement, I used too much chemical stripper. Soaked the excess with an old towel. With still some stuborn paint to remove I though I would use heat!! Wheel caught fire,tried to douse with towel, towel was in flames as I grabbed it and exited house, up a flight of stairs down a hallway and out the side door. My mother came down stairs to a smoke filled hallway and the smell of burning chemicals, asked what happened? I said "nothing".
2.1973, After agrument with a girlfriend I decided to head out of town to collect my thoughts, was travelling along a piece of road I knew well,about 25 over the posted speed limit of 40. Remembered the road as straight, but mounted rise in the road(its was 10:00 PM and dark) to find the road did a hard right. The rise had me weightless for a moment and with no brake or steering controll, when I landed I did a four weheel drift off the road, tearing up a tire and rim, caved in the rocker panel and the gas tank. Was still able to brive away with a $1100 hard lesson, next time I had an agrument with a girlfriend...stay home and drink. This was done to a one year old 73 Duster 340.
3.1999,In my shop a few yars ago, I had the bright idea of compressing a coil spring aqbout two inches by lowering my hoist(with a car on it) to install compression clamps. The spring did not hold and launched itself skyward into the door of the car on the hoist. Nice dent!
4.2000. Sold a pile of NOS and good parts at a Denver, Olds Club event. Two years later bought a rare 71 W30 4 speed convert and ended up seeking out and buying most of the same parts back at about twice what I sold them for.65 cent Canadian dollar didnt help.
5.Drove through whiteout conditions to get to a concert we had tickets for! Hotel we had stayed at offered to have us stay comlimentary because of the storm. At one point drove off the road. Got out of the car to find road and when I looked back could not see car. Only because dog was barking could I locate car. It was th prairies in -22 conditions.


Paul