Cafe Lexy !!
for those that didn't get a bite....
for those that didn't get a bite....
Fall Crawl 2020 Discussion (1 Viewer)
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used mine running to the food store this morning!
I used my gaiter during my run to Walmart in Winchester to replace my melted battery.
iptman
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Pics of said melted battery? What happened there?
I don’t have any pictures of the actual melted battery - it was puking acid so we got it into a bucket and off my exhaust manifold as fast as we could.
The story is that my truck has a “custom” battery tray, since the battery had to be relocated as part of the V8 conversion. Said battery tray had a plastic hold-down, and no lip on the tray.
The plastic hold down snapped, and with nothing to hold the battery in place it slid off the tray and onto my exhaust manifold.
@DustyFJ was kind enough to let me know my truck was billowing smoke so I shut it down and, luckily, got the battery out before it dead shorted, exploded, or caught fire. From there @OTRAMM gave me a jump, @DustyFJ electrical taped a rubber glove to my positive terminal to isolate it and I followed @jamarquardt22 out of the woods back to camp running off the alternator. From there I borrowed the Subaru from @shmukster and drove back to Winchester for a new battery and some ratchet straps.
Wheeled like this from that point on:
Luckily only a temporary setback, but I feel like my club will be calling me “Battery Boy” or “Mr. Battery” for a few years to come
I should also mention this happened within an hour of my arrival at the cove.
EDIT: I should also mention how fantastic it was to have so many people jump to my aid. It seriously a huge honor to be part of such a generous and awesome group of people.
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We will vote on your new nickname later.I don’t have any pictures of the actual melted battery - it was puking acid so we got it into a bucket and off my exhaust manifold as fast as we could.
The story is that my truck has a “custom” battery tray, since the battery had to be relocated as part of the V8 conversion. Said battery tray had a plastic hold-down, and no lip on the tray.
The plastic hold down snapped, and with nothing to hold the battery in place it slid off the tray and onto my exhaust manifold.
@DustyFJ was kind enough to let me know my truck was billowing smoke so I shut it down and, luckily, got the battery out before it dead shorted, exploded, or caught fire. From there @OTRAMM gave me a jump, @DustyFJ electrical taped a rubber glove to my positive terminal to isolate it and I followed @jamarquardt22 out of the woods back to camp running off the alternator. From there I borrowed the Subaru from @shmukster and drove back to Winchester for a new battery and some ratchet straps.
Wheeled like this from that point on:
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Luckily only a temporary setback, but I feel like my club will be calling me “Battery Boy” or “Mr. Battery” for a few years to come
I should also mention this happened within an hour of my arrival at the cove.
EDIT: I should also mention how fantastic it was to have so many people jump to my aid. It seriously a huge honor to be part of such a generous and awesome group of people.
Do your worst, my friend.
I seem to collect unflattering nicknames, and it's all in good fun. "KFC" (when I ran cross country), "Flounder" (when I rowed crew), and "Anchor" to my climbing buddies, are some that really stand out. 
If we’re nice it’ll only be ‘Tray’.
Blue77FJ40
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Flounder, hah. I always think of John Belushi naming the pledger as that in Animal House...
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exactly what came to mind lmao
I'm sure that's where the idea came from, but I inherited it because, when I first started rowing, instead of synchronizing and pulling in unison with the rest of the team, I just "flopped around in the boat." Coordination has never been my strong suit.
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DustyFJ
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I like the sound of BB or BeeBee (battery boy)
There is now a thread on the keystone page.
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Acid Trip?
DustyFJ
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chong
Maybe shorten it to As s hat?
If I show up Tuesday next year, I am definitely accomplishing my morning constitutional with the door wide open.
