[DeTomaso] Near tradgey last night

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

Glad no one was hurt. Being around large hanger doors for the last 25
years we hear about hanger bi-fold doors falling from time to time. We
simply don't hang around under them or real close to them except to get
airplane in or out.



> Not in the general Scheme of things, all loved ones and pets are safe and
> sound.
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> I heard a noise, got up, looked around, didn't see anything and went back
> to bed.
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> Came home early today because we are having Guests ( Rob and his wife from
> JAX
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> are going to the HHI Concours with with this weekend.
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> In the garage wall there is a fresh, nice big gash and lying on the floor
> is a garage door spring.
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> It snapped in the middle of the night and managed to missed The Pantera,
> Joni's SLK and two motorcycles
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> on it's journey from the door frame, into the wall (at what must have been
> a fairly rapid pace)
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> and then to the floor.
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> IT was a 140 lb. rated spring about 25" long, I have never paid much
> attention to those things, interesting that
>
> they remain unstressed when the door is up ( open ) which is like .01% of
> the time and extended and stressed
>
> when the door is closed (99.9% of the time).
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> Our house was built in 1992, so these springs are 19 years old, there are
> two per door.
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> It was easy enough to replace ( they sell them at Lowe's ) , I think I'll
> probably
>
> do the other three soon as well.
>
> Check yours, I've never heard of one snapping before this one, anybody
> else?
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> Michael Shortt
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> Michael L. Shortt
> Savannah, Georgia
> www.michaelshortt.com
> michael at michaelshortt.com
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