Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:45:14 -0500
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: mechanic's creepers
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To those long haired list members, of which I suppose there are a few......
I have a solution.
I carry with me a (once) bright orange, very grease stained cheap "tossle
Cap" hat that I use when doing mechanical work. Even just to check the oil,
the first thing I do is put my hair up in the hat. I have alot of hair, and
I like to keep it clean, so it is best to put it away before your hands get
dirty!
Why bright orange? Right after hunting season they are WILDLY cheap. I once
bought a dozen for a dollar.
I keep it in the bus right under the rear cabinet so it's always near the
engine bay. And, my coveralls fit inside of it if folded properly. I keep
another hat in my toolbag. (Safety goggles as well!)
Grab some cheap hats. Getting stuff stuck in your hair sucks. Getting your
hair stuck on stuff, even worse.
-Craig
'85GL turned weSTY
BOSTIG In the back
'87 SUNROOF SYNCRO
Long hair- getting donated soon probably. (6 years of growing it for
donation!).
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:
> dear long hair
> ha ha ha ha ...
> isnt that the truth ...
> having had several different lengths of hair ...
> when i read the creeper request i immediately thought of the several times
> i
> caught my hair ...owwwww
>
> the other thing is to wear safety glasses when under the vehicle ...
> a bunch of dirt falls in face and you sit up hard ..banging head on under
> neath parts in an effort to escape ...
> safety glasses do not prevent dirt from falling but after a awhile you
> begin
> to understand you are not going to suffer ...
> and you relax and let if fall benignly on your face...
>
> and of course none of us vanagon owners would ever get underneath vanagon
> with only a jack supporting it ...
> would we ???
> yours
>
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Mark Dearing <VWBrain@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > hey guys best to get a good one, they last longer and work better.
> > Snap-on would be my choice. Also when rollling under your vanagon be
> sure
> > you
> > put your hair up into a hat if you have long hair. Trapping your hair
> under
> > a
> > creeper hurts. AMHIK :) later mark d
> >
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
> From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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