Splash
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If it happened to me, it can happen to you! I'm posting this in hopes that I can prevent this tragic accident from happening to someone else.
I had to install Charlie's FR85 today with the belt, LBP. Because I knew once it was tight I would not be able to move the seat forward to access the tether, I hooked the tether first and just left it loose, intending to tighten it when all was said and done.
So I put the seat in, tether loose, and got the seat nice and solid. I reached back to tighten the tether, and it was slightly twisted, so I leaned over the seat to untwist it. I had to get pretty far down there to see what I was doing, and I had my arms in as well. I untwisted it and tightened it and stood up.
And I didn't move.
My HEAD got STUCK between the seat and the side of the car! STUCK! And because my arms were in there as well, I couldn't maneuver enough to get unstuck. And the seat was already buckled and belt locked so I couldn't move the seat up. So I just kinda floundered there for a minute, trying to figure out how to unstick myself. I mean, I put my head IN the hole, surely I can get my head OUT of the hole, right? So I twisted and turned and managed to dislocate my shoulder (worry not, I sublux dozens of times a day and fully dislocate several times a week, so it wasn't a big deal) and wiggled my arm out so I could change the position of my head and slip out.
Glad I got out, since I'm home alone and it was 96* when I was doing it and Sam was inside sleeping. I could have hung out there for a long time!
ETA- I know it could have been bar, but it turned out fine. I really meant this to be humorous.
I had to install Charlie's FR85 today with the belt, LBP. Because I knew once it was tight I would not be able to move the seat forward to access the tether, I hooked the tether first and just left it loose, intending to tighten it when all was said and done.
So I put the seat in, tether loose, and got the seat nice and solid. I reached back to tighten the tether, and it was slightly twisted, so I leaned over the seat to untwist it. I had to get pretty far down there to see what I was doing, and I had my arms in as well. I untwisted it and tightened it and stood up.
And I didn't move.
My HEAD got STUCK between the seat and the side of the car! STUCK! And because my arms were in there as well, I couldn't maneuver enough to get unstuck. And the seat was already buckled and belt locked so I couldn't move the seat up. So I just kinda floundered there for a minute, trying to figure out how to unstick myself. I mean, I put my head IN the hole, surely I can get my head OUT of the hole, right? So I twisted and turned and managed to dislocate my shoulder (worry not, I sublux dozens of times a day and fully dislocate several times a week, so it wasn't a big deal) and wiggled my arm out so I could change the position of my head and slip out.
Glad I got out, since I'm home alone and it was 96* when I was doing it and Sam was inside sleeping. I could have hung out there for a long time!
ETA- I know it could have been bar, but it turned out fine. I really meant this to be humorous.
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