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stingray72 · 03-23-2007, 02:50 PM

Ok.. if you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at..

I got a wild hair last night and decided to diagnose the battery drain on my Jimmy (real exciting right??)

Well I hooked up the test light and started removing fuses.. Remove a fuse, check light. Remove fuse, check light. This went one and one until all the fuses were removed and replaced (btw, I HATE the old glass fuses). Anyways after going through all the fuses I'm standing there scratching my head and then realize...

I UNHOOKED THE POSITIVE CABLE AND HOOKED UP THE LIGHT...

Sometimes I wonder about myself

ChevyDude · 03-23-2007, 03:07 PM

That's funny...I do sh!t like that all the time.

boraxman · 03-23-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stingray72

Ok.. if you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at..

I hear that!

jsbgump · 03-23-2007, 03:13 PM

Rollie396 · 03-23-2007, 03:17 PM

nice to know I'm not the only one who does stuff like that!
Thanks for sharing.

gmc1969custom · 03-23-2007, 03:32 PM

Don't feel bad. I was putting my bumper on the other day and couldnt find the license plate light bulb, so I went and bought another one and put it in the socket and it doesnt work. Of course I didnt have the light bracket mounted to the bumper yet and I had a volt meter telling me I had 12 volts at the light socket. To make a long story short it sure does help to mount the bracket to the bumper (now properly grounded) and then try and see if the light works.

**special-K** · 03-23-2007, 04:12 PM

I looked evrywhere for my reading glasses,2-3 times."I just had them!It`s not like I went anywhere!!!DAMN!!"Then I realized they were hooked on my collar.RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!!!

lucky13csa · 03-23-2007, 04:18 PM

Man.....I could write a book......LOL. The lastest was last night: Putting in a windhield(first time) and was having trouble until my wife realized that the rubber that I thought I was tearing was actually black trim or something that holds the seal good and tight around the windshield. Removed that and the windshield went in as easy as pie. Put the rubber back around it and it looked like a Pro had done it.....LOL. What took two hours could've taken 20 minutes......LOL. Oh well, lessons learned.

lucky13csa · 03-23-2007, 04:21 PM

"For those who smoke." How about looking everywhere for a lighter that is in your hand

bobthecop · 03-23-2007, 04:25 PM

I spend more time looking for the tool I just used, than I do working on the truck.

jhow66 · 03-23-2007, 04:27 PM

Or get back in your company truck, put a cig in your mouth, push in cig lighter and reach in your pocket and light your cig with your lighter.

Rollie396 · 03-23-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bobthecop

I spend more time looking for the tool I just used, than I do working on the truck.

That right there is me in a nut shell!For example,I have no less than 4 tape measures in the shop when I'm working on a project.Within an hour or two i searching for one

Draggn66 · 03-23-2007, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollie396

That right there is me in a nut shell!For example,I have no less than 4 tape measures in the shop when I'm working on a project.Within an hour or two i searching for one

Ha that's me....I got 6 of the damn things and either I have them all or I can't find any of them.

PanelDeland · 03-23-2007, 05:01 PM

Thank GOD, "Brain Farts" don't stink,otherwise I would live in a state of stench.

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-23-2007, 05:05 PM

Freaking Hilarious

low sierra · 03-23-2007, 05:18 PM

I do things like that all the time. It just reminds me that I am normal, and that I am not very organized. even when I try to organize it doesn't work well for me. You're not a moron, just normal.

BJA69C10 · 03-23-2007, 05:32 PM

whenever I'm working it's always...."where's the damn _____?!" but when I clean the garage, it's always "Why do we have so many ______'s ???!!!"

Pl4yboy · 03-23-2007, 07:21 PM

My most recent was looking for my phone for 5-10 minutes while I was talking on it.

71swb4x4 · 03-23-2007, 07:42 PM

A couple weeks ago I spent 15 minutes looking for my glasses. Turns out I was wearing them.

RACINJASON22 · 03-23-2007, 09:12 PM

A.D.D for me I start a project and actually foget what project I'm on so I start another. Thats why I have so many uncompleted one started. RJ22

Rick Mills · 03-24-2007, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bobthecop

I spend more time looking for the tool I just used, than I do working on the truck.

Oh my gosh!!! that's me. Tonight I spent a 1/2 hr looking for a ratchet & socket that was in my back pocket.

Americanrider · 03-24-2007, 01:44 AM

I had to pull a P/S front fender & heater box off just to figure out I never connected the ground wire back on the blower motor.

combustion · 03-24-2007, 03:16 AM

then 2 words pop in your head ........................"alzheimer's disease"

rcbildr · 03-24-2007, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stingray72

Ok.. if you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at..

I got a wild hair last night and decided to diagnose the battery drain on my Jimmy (real exciting right??)

Well I hooked up the test light and started removing fuses.. Remove a fuse, check light. Remove fuse, check light. This went one and one until all the fuses were removed and replaced (btw, I HATE the old glass fuses). Anyways after going through all the fuses I'm standing there scratching my head and then realize...

I UNHOOKED THE POSITIVE CABLE AND HOOKED UP THE LIGHT...

Sometimes I wonder about myself

I was doing something similar with my ranger. I went thru all the fuses and still couldn't figure out why I had a drain...then I noticed the driver side door was open and the dome light was on.

martinkh · 03-24-2007, 09:37 AM

You can also put your multimeter in current mode, and measure between the batt and the hot lead. Doing the math, you can figure out how long your battery should last on the drain too! But don't run more current than the meter can take. I used this once to track a short to the cig lighter

03-23-2007, 02:50 PM	#1
stingray72 Red Headed Step Child Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,216	haha.. I'm a moron.. Ok.. if you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at.. I got a wild hair last night and decided to diagnose the battery drain on my Jimmy (real exciting right??) Well I hooked up the test light and started removing fuses.. Remove a fuse, check light. Remove fuse, check light. This went one and one until all the fuses were removed and replaced (btw, I HATE the old glass fuses). Anyways after going through all the fuses I'm standing there scratching my head and then realize... I UNHOOKED THE POSITIVE CABLE AND HOOKED UP THE LIGHT... Sometimes I wonder about myself __________________ "Dinner, the perfect break between work and drunk" -Homer Simpson

03-23-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
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Rollie396 someday it will be done! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lloydminster,AB. Canada Posts: 1,620	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. nice to know I'm not the only one who does stuff like that! Thanks for sharing. __________________ '72 C-10 Proud owner of a million new and used pieces that used to be and will once again be(god willing) a testament to the term "they don't build em like that anymore. '80 LWB 2wd beater '67 GMC long fleet (cab donor) '66 long step (parked till it's turn comes around) '65 short step (parts truck that will donate it's bed and possibly frame to the '66) '06 Grand Prix wife's car (she hardly lets me touch it) my pics

03-23-2007, 03:32 PM	#6
gmc1969custom Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canton, TX Posts: 211	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. Don't feel bad. I was putting my bumper on the other day and couldnt find the license plate light bulb, so I went and bought another one and put it in the socket and it doesnt work. Of course I didnt have the light bracket mounted to the bumper yet and I had a volt meter telling me I had 12 volts at the light socket. To make a long story short it sure does help to mount the bracket to the bumper (now properly grounded) and then try and see if the light works. __________________ 1969 Custom w/Turquoise Interior. 75k miles, 350 V8, THM400 (Almost) All Original Last edited by gmc1969custom; 03-23-2007 at 03:33 PM.

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special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. I looked evrywhere for my reading glasses,2-3 times."I just had them!It`s not like I went anywhere!!!DAMN!!"Then I realized they were hooked on my collar.RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!!! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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lucky13csa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albemarle, NC Posts: 58	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. Man.....I could write a book......LOL. The lastest was last night: Putting in a windhield(first time) and was having trouble until my wife realized that the rubber that I thought I was tearing was actually black trim or something that holds the seal good and tight around the windshield. Removed that and the windshield went in as easy as pie. Put the rubber back around it and it looked like a Pro had done it.....LOL. What took two hours could've taken 20 minutes......LOL. Oh well, lessons learned.

03-23-2007, 04:21 PM	#9
lucky13csa Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albemarle, NC Posts: 58	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. "For those who smoke." How about looking everywhere for a lighter that is in your hand

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bobthecop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yukon Oklahoma Posts: 2,647	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. I spend more time looking for the tool I just used, than I do working on the truck. __________________ Happiness is towing your "new" truck home. 1972 C-10 1982 GMC (parts truck??) 1969 c10 parts truck 1969 C-10 ( my sons) 1992 Silverado 4X4 (now the boys truck)(now mine again) 2002 Tarus (my wife loves that car)

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jhow66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Knoxville Tenn. Posts: 3,058	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. Or get back in your company truck, put a cig in your mouth, push in cig lighter and reach in your pocket and light your cig with your lighter. __________________ 56 Chevy Bel-Air 2dr. HT (purchased new) 71 Chevy Cheyenne SWB PU (502HO) 65 GMC short bed step--work in progress and my gofer

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03-23-2007, 05:18 PM	#16
low sierra Old Time Rodder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 58	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. I do things like that all the time. It just reminds me that I am normal, and that I am not very organized. even when I try to organize it doesn't work well for me. You're not a moron, just normal. __________________ 79 GMC SWB Lowrider Stepside [81 cab] that thinks it a Chevy (since 6/1980) Replacement cab had A/C which now works, made a real truck out of it 84 MC 305 350TH 3.08 4 wheel disc finally My daily driver again

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BJA69C10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 65	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. whenever I'm working it's always...."where's the damn _____?!" but when I clean the garage, it's always "Why do we have so many ______'s ???!!!" __________________ '69 C10 350/3spd dropped 3/5, 93 Stepside bed...was my highschool project, but now it's gone to college with me

03-23-2007, 07:21 PM	#18
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03-23-2007, 07:42 PM	#19
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03-24-2007, 09:37 AM	#25
martinkh Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boise Posts: 107	Re: haha.. I'm a moron.. You can also put your multimeter in current mode, and measure between the batt and the hot lead. Doing the math, you can figure out how long your battery should last on the drain too! But don't run more current than the meter can take. I used this once to track a short to the cig lighter __________________ '70gmc 3/4ton 4X4, re-arch and 2" add-a-leaf lift. '77 400sbc, '82 axles, d60front, 14bolt rear. Probably some 285/75/16 Toyo m/t's on my stock rims coming up.

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