# Public Service Announcement/Mechanic's Worst Nightmare **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [May 4, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915 "2010-05-04T04:48:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/1 "2010-05-04T04:48:08Z")
> **[\*\*\*\*\*Prayers needs smirfS2K05 (Paul)\*\*\*\*\*\* - S2KI Honda S2000 Forums](https://www.s2ki.com/forums/california-southern-california-s2000-owners-16/%2A%2A%2A%2A%2Aprayers-needs-smirfs2k05-paul-%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A-785922/)** > > California - Southern California S2000 Owners - \*\*\*\*\*Prayers needs smirfS2K05 (Paul)\*\*\*\*\*\* - Posted by: Chairmnofthboard As many of you know by now Paul Smirfs2k05 Flores passed away today (5/1/10). He was being kept alive by life support and today... > Posted by: Chairmnofthboard > As many of you know by now Paul Smirfs2k05 Flores passed away today (5/1/10). He was being kept alive by life support and today after his last complication was disconnected from life support. > All of you want to know how it happened. Here are all the details that we have. > At about 1:00PM 4/30/10 Paul was changing the diff on his S2000. From what it looks like, Paul only had the back of the car on jack stands. We think the car shifted or rolled forward causing the jack stands to be kicked out allowing the car to fall on Paul. The weight of the car collapsed one of his lungs and he was suffocated. He then lost consciousness, lost pulse and stopped breathing. > Nobody was aware that Paul was trapped under the car and consequently was out of oxygen for anywhere from 20-45 minutes. Paramedics and police showed up and rushed him to the local hospital. Paul was later transferred by Mercy Air to Loma Linda hospital were he underwent surgeries and treatments for his injuries. Paul remained at Loma Linda hospital until he quietly passed away at 2:45PM 5/1/10. > Paul was not alone in his final hours/minutes. He was surrounded by a hospital floor full of loving family and friends. So many so that security asked some of us to leave. > Paul Flores will be extremely missed. Remember to always have a backup with a spare tire, cinder block, something that’s at least as tall as your chest when you’re under a car on jack stands. Also, it never hurts to body-check the car to make sure it’s stable once it’s up on stands. Horrible way to go out. ☹ RIP. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/2 "2010-05-04T04:52:52Z")
Gatville better read this. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/3 "2010-05-04T05:00:39Z")
This is why I always jack the whole car up and use ramps on the end I am working under. Takes a hell of a lot of movement for a car to fall off ramps. RIP ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/4 "2010-05-04T05:24:45Z")
uuuuuuuuuuugh sucks. luckily i’ve been in the habit of using jack stands since forever. I don’t usually block the front tires though… ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/5 "2010-05-04T05:41:51Z")
…he was using stands brah I was just torquing some big stuff under the back of the car with the ass int he air and the front wheels un-chocked the other day ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/6 "2010-05-04T05:47:23Z")
Get big jackstands. ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/7 "2010-05-04T05:57:51Z")
Damn RIP ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/8 "2010-05-04T05:58:13Z")
No matter where I am working on a car, when I am under it I always have two cinder blocks just in case. Your life is worth the extra 2 minutes it takes to slide them under your car. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/9 "2010-05-04T06:05:12Z")
hit cinder block with a sledge dude… not good. use a spare steel wheel and tire or something. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/10 "2010-05-04T06:05:38Z")
Damn that’s really unfortunate. RIP ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/11 "2010-05-04T06:06:27Z")
> [@who's bike did i beat tonight?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-bike-did-i-beat-tonight/31391/72): > > hit cinder block with a sledge dude… not good. use a spare steel wheel and tire or something. Yeah fuck cinder blocks. Pick up some big blocks of wood or something. ---
**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/12 "2010-05-04T06:10:58Z")
> [@who's bike did i beat tonight?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-bike-did-i-beat-tonight/31391/72): > > hit cinder block with a sledge dude… not good. use a spare steel wheel and tire or something. Well I always have a large peice of wood on top of the cinder block as well. So unlike a sledge hammer the impact would be not be single point. I figured that would be enough? ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/13 "2010-05-04T06:17:32Z")
i honestly don’t know. i just don’t trust cinder blocks for anything. i suppose it would matter which way you layed them down too. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/14 "2010-05-04T13:51:34Z")
i usually try to stuff a wheel or something under my car, or i leave the jack at my jackpoint still supporting the vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![GATVILLE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gatville/32/6362_2.png) [@GATVILLE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GATVILLE)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/15 "2010-05-04T14:03:27Z")
> [@List Reasons why Rubicant is: An a-hole/a Penis/Gay](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/list-reasons-why-rubicant-is-an-a-hole-a-penis-gay/30264/98): > > Gatville better read this. I use blocks sometimes as backups…and most of the time i work on cars that are 4x4 status. I saw this link on aug and it reminded me to work safer. [http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent\_county/Victims\_fiancee\_911\_failed\_us](http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/Victims_fiancee_911_failed_us) ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/16 "2010-05-04T14:15:57Z")
> [@2008 STi](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2008-sti/31541/51): > > i usually try to stuff a wheel or something under my car, or i leave the jack at my jackpoint still supporting the vehicle. This ---
**Author:** ![Oppie1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oppie1/32/6374_2.png) [@Oppie1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oppie1)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/17 "2010-05-04T19:16:43Z")
> [@who's bike did i beat tonight?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whos-bike-did-i-beat-tonight/31391/72): > > hit cinder block with a sledge dude… not good. use a spare steel wheel and tire or something. +1 I am always wicked paranoid. I put all kinds of shit under and in front of. haha. ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/18 "2010-05-04T19:19:27Z")
> [@Another rocket down....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/another-rocket-down/31623/35): > > +1 I am always wicked paranoid. I put all kinds of shit under and in front of. haha. I’m the same way… having a car come down on me is probably one of my worst fears. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/19 "2010-05-04T19:20:32Z")
I too use the wheel, but sometimes it gets in the way and I remove it. However, I’m usually standing up tall as I have a lift, etc. so I’d HOPE (keyword), I’d have a second or two to dive to safety should the lift locks fail. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915/20 "2010-05-04T19:22:11Z")
i put the car up on 4 stands and shake it like crazy to make sure it wont fall [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-service-announcement-mechanics-worst-nightmare/251915.md?page=2)