LOL.... good extra bit! Yes, we should listen to that little extra
voice inside!
I was working on a Nissan TV commercial years ago... and after a long
motion control camera move around the spinning red four door pick up
truck, the truck comes to a stop and all the four doors close, at once,
for the ending beauty shot... There I am... all in black... hiding
inside the truck... pulling on four cables I had rigged to close the
doors on cue... as I laid there on the floor of the Nissan... and the
camera was rolling... and computers were marking the camera move and the
car to spin on a giant turntable... I started thinking to myself...
"this isn't a good position, if the lead on one of these things breaks,
I'm going to hit myself in the...."
The director: (heard over the radio hidden in the car with me)
"...and ACTION, Justin.... ....Justin? ....action
Justin. Hello... Justin? Action"
Justin: (after a long pause, his dizzy voice heard over the radio)
"ummm... folks... Justin's going to need a little reset time here...
He knocked himself out."
It was a little embarrassing having a black eye for the remainder of the
shoot.
--Justin
Bill Babcock wrote:
>Good advice. One other bit. When you get a little twinge of a thought that
>you're doing the wrong thing, stop. Go back and think it through. I can't tell
>you how many times I've thought "Man, if that bolt breaks my knuckles are
>going to...OUCH". Or "I probably shouldn't used vise grips for this
>because...DAMN, I shouldn't have used vise grips. "
>
>Telling yourself "I saw that coming" means you didn't trust your experience
>and knowledge. If you know better, act better. Saves a lot of time and
>bandaids.
>
>On Mar 28, 2010, at 8:13 AM, Justin Wagner wrote:
>
>
>
>>If there's anything I have learned about frozen studs, nuts, bolts, etc.....
> It is to STOP, the second one realizes they've got a problem. STOP, and
>think about the best approach, the best tool, etc. And while devising a
>plan, let it sit in a bath of sprayed on WD40, etc. If the best tool for
>the given job isn't available at the moment, take the time to get it. Over
>the years, it seems to me that over half of the difficulty in solving such
>issues is having to work around the first 30 minutes of testosterone driven
>carnage.
>>
>>I've slowly been building up a little collection of odd tools specifically
>designed to deal with these things. Yet, even with all these special tools,
>more often than not, only one of them is right for any given task. And even
>then, it's often some simple tool that I need, that's gone missing.
>>And regardless of the game plan, one shouldn't proceed with each step until
>it's fully engaged. i.e. If one is using a vis-grip, that initial squeeze
>to lock it in place should hurt. If a hole is to be drilled for a tool to
>engage, one should take the time to drill it right (properly locate the drill,
>drill at 90 degrees, drill it as deep as recommended, etc.) If one is
>dremeling a slot for a screw driver, get it right and use a screw driver that
>fits the slot perfectly. If leverage would help, take the time to create
>additional leverage (like pipe to extend handles, etc.).
>>
>>Patience and planning.
>>
>>--Justin
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