wallfish 17,573 #26 Posted April 8, 2020 Put some gas in a water bottle to squirt into a carb. Then after working on it a little bit went to take a sip of water. Unfortunately this was at the big show with a few other clowns standing right there and watching. They had a pretty good laugh at my expense and one of them won't ever let me live it down! It was kind of funny though! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 42,722 #27 Posted April 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, wallfish said: Put some gas in a water bottle to squirt into a carb. Then after working on it a little bit went to take a sip of water. Unfortunately this was at the big show with a few other clowns standing right there and watching. They had a pretty good laugh at my expense and one of them won't ever let me live it down! It was kind of funny though! One of the biggest mistakes I ever made was putting the phone away just before you did that! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,573 #28 Posted April 8, 2020 And the one which won't let me live it down chimes in pretty quick! Ha Lucky me huh? That would really suck if you got a pic or worse a video 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docwheelhorse 2,689 #29 Posted April 8, 2020 Had a good friend call and say his 'Horse died and wounldn't start... I drove over to help and found it bone dry. Your not the first or last 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Scheer 505 #30 Posted April 8, 2020 Why would I laugh, sounds like a normal day for me. I just brought the brush cutter around to start it up, get the oil warmed up, and change it. Put gas in, put the choke on, pulled the cord. The thing wouldn't start. Pulled the cord again and again. Walked away, came back, turned the switch to "ON", it started right up. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,950 #31 Posted April 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, R Scheer said: turned the switch to "ON", it started right up. Aaaaggggghhhhhh...... Yeah me too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 58,182 #32 Posted April 8, 2020 9 hours ago, pullstart said: “You don’t have to BE the best, you just need to TRY your best.” Thomas Edison is well known the world around for inventing and patenting (1,093 US Patents and 2,332 world wide) products that changed our lives. Most people don't remember that most of his efforts resulted in failures. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
River19 87 #33 Posted April 9, 2020 20 hours ago, wallfish said: Put some gas in a water bottle to squirt into a carb. Then after working on it a little bit went to take a sip of water. Unfortunately this was at the big show with a few other clowns standing right there and watching. They had a pretty good laugh at my expense and one of them won't ever let me live it down! It was kind of funny though! Ethanol free? If so you kinda chose the "O'Douls" of gas to take a swig from. I usually try to go with the 10% ethanol when trying to take a swig, at least it is 20 proof at that point...... but my internal plastic seals tend to have an issue..... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,950 #34 Posted April 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, River19 said: Ethanol free? If so you kinda chose the "O'Douls" of gas to take a swig from. I usually try to go with the 10% ethanol when trying to take a swig, at least it is 20 proof at that point...... but my internal plastic seals tend to have an issue..... yeah but just think of all the money you're saving on the adult beverages you don't have to buy later... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
