Stupid Human Tricks (Long Story Shortened)

[hotrodmtodd]

So a guy in MD needed some TH400 column shift linkage out of my Special Camper...... So I sent it to him because I am in the process of swapping to a SM465. Needed to move the truck, so I fired it up, tested the parking brake, worked fine, crawled under, clicked the tranny into R..... Noticed the rocker panel moving over my head, jumped up to hop inside, smashed into the OPEN door.... ran around the door, hopped in and tried unsuccessfully to use the un-hooked-up clutch pedal for a brake pedal (in the dark)..... by this time, I'm headed downhill..... finally found the ACTUAL brake pedal, stomped on it, locked up the wheels..... by THIS time, I'm in MUD........unintentionally used my '97 S-10 for a guardrail (only thing between me and a long plunge to the horse farm below).....did I mention that I had JUST dropped the tailgate to be able to fit under the camper (reason for the move)......used the S-10 for a chock while I crawled BACK under and clicked into D (family was watching TV, didn't hear the crash OR the screams for assistance), tried to pull away from the S-10 (remember that MUD?) smoked the tires to the point where you could not see ANY of my 2800 sq ft log house AT ALL, finally got traction pulled back up on the flat and started all over again. (this time I listened for the E-brake to click!) Lost a tail-light lense and created some minor body work on the '71 RR bed panel. Flattened the bumper on the S-10 a little (oh well) Escaped with my life, a bruised ego, and 2 miraculously unscathed tailgates. Yes, I already know I'm a moron......