[story] well, shit.

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

there's tremendous irony in this story..

so, i was at the home depot today to pick up a 2"x8" d.fir beam to use as 
an extension to my old drive-up ramps (since the car's front fender and 
rear tailpipe touch the ramp before the tires make contact). it was an 8 
footer. i pop open the trunk and begin to load the materials through like i 
usually do. i thought to myself "self, i should wrap the other end of the 
beam with my sweatshirt so that it doesn't scratch the dashboard or hit the 
windshield". the beam was sitting on the front center air vents as i walked 
over to the passenger side door to lift the beam over it to have it sit on 
the dashboard, clear of everything fragile.

as i pulled the beam towards the front of the car, the rear end of the beam 
dropped into the trunk.

CRACK

yes, my windshield was fucked up. a very noticeable crack in every 
direction that spreads over an 8"+ circumference around the point of contact.

the irony is that the beam was supposed to be used for the benefit of the 
car and all projects related to it. and it ended up fucking up my car. 
well, that's just special, isn't it? shit. fuck.



so, has anyone ever replaced a windshield for an mkII before? i'm taking it 
to the shop, but want to know of others' experiences so i know what to look 
out for.


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