Re: Smithey Ironware

Michael Trew wrote:

On 11/4/2024 10:48 PM, Ed P wrote:

On 11/4/2024 8:11 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 20:09:00 -0500, jmcquown
<j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

 
Michael is driving around with children (including twins who
are only a few months old) in his car.  Required inspections or
no, it's a safety hazard to not be concerned about car brakes.

 
Exactly. It sounds obvious but isn't, apparently. And you haven't
even mentioned other people's children. Or their parents. Or
grandparents.  Or people who don't even have any children.
 

We don't know if he is using it as a "family car" or if it it just
a  collector car he is going to restore.  He has a few.  Why not
ask before  making assumptions?  This happened on his property, not
the public streets.

 
I'll clarify that it was an old car I bought to tinker with, and
while driving it from one part of the property to another, the brakes
went kaput.  Of course, I'm not driving infants around in a 74 year
old car without seat belts.

Be worth quite a lot if you can get her fixed up!  Problem will be
finding a new door (assuming it can't be fixed)

Could I suggest a cheap solution to blocking cars?  I seem to recall
you burn wood.  Block all of them with that except the modern ones you
use.  Kids can try to play on them or even under, unaware of danger if
breaks give out like happened to you.

Cinderblocks work too.  Anything the car can't roll over (steep climbs
need bigger ones, not just a brick).

Anyways, Mom taught us that after a car rolled down a hill (parking
break gave out).