Things you learned the hard way!

[arjacobson]

A tooth that has been bothering you will NOT get better.. It will go very bad at the worst time... get it fixed NOW

[GL49]

When you jump up into the back of a buddy's pickup for more beer when rattlesnake hunting, make sure all of the "dead" snakes you've thrown in the back really are. This leads to the second lesson:

When a dead snake is coiled up in front of a tavern door so you can watch the action, the bartender doesn't think it is nearly as funny as you do.

[archmaker]

Always make sure the sharp edge is UP when you use your leg to close the blade (High school, in class - And yeah I had to leave and go to the gym to get it taped shut - The football coach just kept laughing at me).

[DCP]

Its ok to check gas fittings with a match, like my grandfather and father did, as long as you don't smell gas.
(never did smell gas when they did it)
Boy was I lucky

[MtGun44]

Watch out for a horse's rear feet. Either in contact with hand on his rump, or
10+ ft back. This can turn ugly in between. Verified through actual field
testing.

Bill

[BRobertson]

Don't leave your flight bag with your 3" Mod. 629 in it, on the table , so that your pysco ex-wife from hell can get to it,

and proceed to part your hair with it, ( 240 Sierra at 1200fps).


Bob

[fishin_bum]

When making beeswax candles for Rendezvous DONT place the mold in the sink to fill it! A 12 candle mold holds enough wax to clog the drain for almost 12 feet! The good note: After replacing the drain line I had over 20 feet of pre-fluxed lead pipe for boolits.

[opos]

Never wrap your thumb around the handle on a tractor crank.

Never stand close to a wringer washer with wringers in operation (one for the ladies).

Don't assume the deer is dead

Never trust the farm pet dairy bull...same with the old sow with pigs.

[10x]

Never force any thing, just use a bigger hammer.

and

A big hammer will move an object while a small hammer will destroy it.

So much for tools with one moving part.

You can bet that any tool that has a moving part will break the moving part if you use it wrong, or long enough.

[Shooter]

You don't make a 22 Magnum by pulling the bullets out of 2 rounds of LR, dump the powder from one into the other, reseat the bullet into the one with the double charge, put it into your trusty Mossberg 420 Palomino lever action rifle pull the trigger.

Yeah I did that when I was 13, you know that didn't even booger the rifle, can't say that it did much for my fingers that were in the lever, lost a little hide and some off my butt too, when the old man helped me pick some brass out my right cheek, lucky I wore glasses, could've lost an eye.

Nor do you replace the lead bullet with a 50 Gr. jacketed .224.
I turned my head before I touched it off. It blew the action open on my Remington rolling block.

[Idaho Mule]

When running a chainsaw, use those chainsaw chaps. Nuff said. JW

[starmac]

The wheels on an office chair will burn up in less than a mile at 40 mph.
Once office chair wheels start to smoke it is way too late to stop.

[DeanWinchester]

Pay attention and don't assume based on your theoretical experience. I recently sized and loaded several 30/30's, it was all RP brass....or so I was told when I bought them. Ohh they were all Rp all right! RP .32 Specials. Doh!!!

[ryan28]

Don't load 100 45-70 blackpowder cartridges unless you are absolutely certain that those new bullets won't lead the everliving ***** out of your barrel after only 5 rounds. Done that twice now, I think I'm good to go.

[Larry D.]

Never, I repeat NEVER squeeze off a round from a 1911 inside a Volkswagen with no headliner!
I didn't do it, but I was in the passenger seat when the driver spotted a target of opportunity on my side of the car........

[Sweetpea]

Never, I repeat NEVER squeeze off a round from a 1911 inside a Volkswagen with no headliner!
I didn't do it, but I was in the passenger seat when the driver spotted a target of opportunity on my side of the car........

I'll one-up ya, Larry D... NEVER try it in a 1968 Dodge Pickup that is all steel inside with a Blackhawk in 30 CARBINE!!!!!

The blast freed up every little bit of loose dust in that cab, and I'm pretty sure there was blood coming from our ears... but I think I my have repressed some of my memory of the incident!

[JeffinNZ]

Don't hold an object in your palm while drilling I hole. Flesh is not very resistant to a drill bit.

[Sensai]

They call them "welding" gloves for a reason !!

[avogunner]

Never pi$$ through/over an electric fence.

[**oneshot**]

Never rest the heel of a pistol on your knee to get a steadier shot at that deer. My buddy thought I shot myself.