This happened a few months ago, but I keep forgetting to tell the tale:
My mom went to the auto mechanic to get some stuff on her car fixed. After inspecting her car, the mechanic told her that a plastic bag had gotten wrapped around some part of the car's wheel and it had sliced through some very important part that I can't remember now. Apparently she had driven over a wayward plastic bag one day, and it got wrapped around the inside of the wheel . Then, from heat and what-have-you, the plastic bag morphed into a wire-like thing and sliced right through this important part I can't remember. Of course, this important part is also very expensive.
Several hundred dollars later, my mom has another great reason to hate plastic bags! (And litterbugs.)
I tried doing some research to see if the internet has documented this happening to other people...that got annoying real fast though, I wouldn't recommend it. Anyway, I was able to find one discussion thread about having plastic bags sucked into the exhaust system, and the smell of burning plastic that results (and lasts for several weeks).
Moral of the story: DON'T USE PLASTIC BAGS!
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My mom went to the auto mechanic to get some stuff on her car fixed. After inspecting her car, the mechanic told her that a plastic bag had gotten wrapped around some part of the car's wheel and it had sliced through some very important part that I can't remember now. Apparently she had driven over a wayward plastic bag one day, and it got wrapped around the inside of the wheel . Then, from heat and what-have-you, the plastic bag morphed into a wire-like thing and sliced right through this important part I can't remember. Of course, this important part is also very expensive.
Several hundred dollars later, my mom has another great reason to hate plastic bags! (And litterbugs.)
I tried doing some research to see if the internet has documented this happening to other people...that got annoying real fast though, I wouldn't recommend it. Anyway, I was able to find one discussion thread about having plastic bags sucked into the exhaust system, and the smell of burning plastic that results (and lasts for several weeks).
Moral of the story: DON'T USE PLASTIC BAGS!
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Now playing: Head Automatica - Brooklyn Is Burning
via FoxyTunes
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2 comments:
this happened to darren! only it wasn't a plastic bag - it was some huge thing of plastic and it got wrapped around the axel or something on the car and couldn't steer, or something else weird. he had to pull over on the freeway to cut it off and it took him like an hour, and i think it ended up snapping or breaking something anyways.
I enjoyed reading your blog ~ thanks for posting such useful content.
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