I had a fun day today....
I went down to Erie, Speedway and Elliot's auto wrecking.
I was looking for wheels. Found a bunch at speedway but they might have been 13", I forgot my tape measure. I had no cash, so I headed up to Elliot's.
They did not have a single wheel, but the dart in the photo had a door I have been eyeballing for 5 years, I asked the owner if he would take 75 and he said yes. Previous years he wanted much more.
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So I grabbed my tools and went about pulling the door. When I went to pay that's when the fun started....
I got the worst case of low blood sugar of my life.
I sat down on their floor and passed out.
Then I threw up in a plastic bag in their office.
The young man there was so nice to me, both his parents are diabetics so he knew what to do for me. He got me some sugar and a water.
I sat there for another 10-20 minutes then figured I had better try to get home. 30 minute drive.
I got to the car and started driving.
I kept telling myself just get to the next off ramp, next off ramp.
I got 20 minutes up the interstate and all of a sudden "I better get off the road"
I got to the top of the offramp....
Let the puking begin! The drivers window was open but I couldn't lean out enough so there was puke outside the car, puke inside the car, puke in my pocket, on my phone, in my eyeglass case.
It must have been a sight, I can see the sympathetic vomiters tossing cookies in their cars!
I pulled around to a gas station and sat there for another 20 minutes or so then drove home.
Got home, some orange juice and some protein, a little sleep, and I'm ready to go back to the wrecking yards.
The worst part is I did not get to Eire Auto wrecking, or back to speedway to get the one wheel that I had found loose.
How's your day going!
These guys kept me company while pulling the door.
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I discovered that when pulling a door by yourself it is very convenient to have a gas cylinder just the right height just laying there.
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Some wrecking yards need a good spraying with an herbicide
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WHAT A DAY!