[Rick Lee]

Ooooh, I hate it when that happens.

Just about anytime someone works under a car on jackstands totally home alone is a bad idea. I got my thumb stuck in a caliper that was still attached to my BMW. I mean that piston had a mind of its own and closed while I was trying to pull a pad out. So I was stuck in the caliper, and just a few feet out of reach of any tools. Had I tried to rip the line apart, I would not have been able to drive into town (this was in rural NJ) to buy another one and there were no other cars at the house. We lived out of earshot of any neighbors and so no one would have heard me yelling for help. I was totally alone when this happened and my parents were not due back until the next day. After my thumb turned blue and cold, I was able to wriggle out of it.