Loose tie straps

Here's just a reminder out there to all you people who have ever strapped
something onto your Toyota.

TIE UP THE LOOSE ENDS OF YOU STRAPS

The idiot I am I took out my canoe this weekend, Used a ratchet strap on
the front and back to crank the canoe on tight. Well, on the front I left
the extra strap after the ratchet tied loosely to the crank handle. Big
mistake! about 1/4 mile from home all of a sudden the canoe jumps forward,
and crashes onto the hood of my 4 runner. I stop the car and take a look.
Sure enough, the extra strap worked its way loose, found the passenger
side axel, and wrapped around it. the strap tightened around the axel to
the point of ripping the hook out of the front of the canoe. The strap that
wrapped around the axel busted the CV joint boot, separating it from the
clamp. So, Now I have scratches on the roof, a dent in the hood, and a
busted cv joint boot all because I was too lazy and stupid not to tie up the
extra bit of strap. Don't make the same mistake I made.

Dave

On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:07:46 -0400, "zephyr" <sailboarding@gmail.com> found
these unused words floating about:
[color=blue]
>Here's just a reminder out there to all you people who have ever strapped
>something onto your Toyota.
>
>TIE UP THE LOOSE ENDS OF YOU STRAPS
>
>The idiot I am I took out my canoe this weekend, Used a ratchet strap on
>the front and back to crank the canoe on tight. Well, on the front I left
>the extra strap after the ratchet tied loosely to the crank handle. Big
>mistake! about 1/4 mile from home all of a sudden the canoe jumps forward,
>and crashes onto the hood of my 4 runner. I stop the car and take a look.
>Sure enough, the extra strap worked its way loose, found the passenger
>side axel, and wrapped around it. the strap tightened around the axel to
>the point of ripping the hook out of the front of the canoe. The strap that
>wrapped around the axel busted the CV joint boot, separating it from the
>clamp. So, Now I have scratches on the roof, a dent in the hood, and a
>busted cv joint boot all because I was too lazy and stupid not to tie up the
>extra bit of strap. Don't make the same mistake I made.
>
>Dave
>[/color]
I see you just met Mr. Murphy of Dewey, Cheetham & How.
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"zephyr" <sailboarding@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:f4CdnbPbyohgzizZnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Here's just a reminder out there to all you people who have ever strapped
> something onto your Toyota.
>
> TIE UP THE LOOSE ENDS OF YOU STRAPS
>
> The idiot I am I took out my canoe this weekend, Used a ratchet strap on
> the front and back to crank the canoe on tight. Well, on the front I left
> the extra strap after the ratchet tied loosely to the crank handle. Big
> mistake! about 1/4 mile from home all of a sudden the canoe jumps
> forward, and crashes onto the hood of my 4 runner. I stop the car and
> take a look. Sure enough, the extra strap worked its way loose, found
> the passenger side axel, and wrapped around it. the strap tightened
> around the axel to the point of ripping the hook out of the front of the
> canoe. The strap that wrapped around the axel busted the CV joint boot,
> separating it from the clamp. So, Now I have scratches on the roof, a
> dent in the hood, and a busted cv joint boot all because I was too lazy
> and stupid not to tie up the extra bit of strap. Don't make the same
> mistake I made.
>[/color]

You're lucky too ...

It could have been much worse.

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> You're lucky too ...
>
> It could have been much worse.[/color]

Totally,

My insurance is covering the dented hood, and the cv boot, and I'll
only be out 100 bucks and some of my own time. However, it could
have been much much worse

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Dave