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From: clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
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Subject: A reminder of Human Mortality...
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 13:11:55 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 13:11:55 1985
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I wouldn't normally post something like this, but it seems a useful
reminder of how careful you gotta be while working on your car:

Last night a friend of my mother's lost her husband while he was
working on his car.  Somehow a fan blade came off and slashed him
across the throat severing the jugular vein and carotid arteries.  
This sort of injury is usually fatal unless drastic action is taken
within seconds.  He died very quickly.

I know very few details of exactly what happened.  I assume that
the engine was being revved up and a tool fell into the fan causing
a blade to shear.

Let this be a reminder to all you do-it-yourself mechanics out there
(including me!) to be really careful while working on cars.  I've
had my own warning earlier when a car I was working on fell off its
jack.  Also, eye injuries are quite easy to come by even if you
do wear goggles.

Take every precaution you can - even if it seems silly.  It's a small
price to pay to avoid something that will effect the rest of your 
(possibly dramatically shortened) life.
-- 
Chris Lewis,
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