I don't know...lost a bet maybe?
Posted on 04/18/2022 12:25:32 PM PDT by Signalman
A man was killed inside a Southern California(Escondido) car wash after he got out of his vehicle and got pinned against machinery, authorities said Monday.
The fatal accident unfolded late Friday at a self-service car wash in the 2100 block of East Valley Parkway in Escondido, which is about 35 miles north of downtown San Diego and 110 miles south of central Los Angeles, police said.
That's where the unidentified man, 56, became "trapped between a 2014 Scion XB and a part of the car wash machinery," according to a police statement.
"The preliminary investigation indicated that the man drove into the car wash and for an unknown reason, tried to exit his vehicle," the statement continued.
The car lurched forward and left, pinning the man to a column that houses one of the large rolling brushes when it's not in use, Lt. Scott Walters told NBC News.
The accident caused an alarm to sound, drawing the attention of another nearby customer, who called police, he said.
Officers managed to pull the man out and he was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to officials.
A representative for the car wash could not be reached for comment, but police said “it does not appear the car wash had been activated at the time of the co
In the early 90’s I worked for a company that handled cars coming in from Japan. The cars were coated with Cosmoline to prevent corrosion while at sea on the ship and a standard task was to run the cars through a special car wash to rinse off this gooey substance.
The workers would drive the car up to the entrance and allow the front tire to become engaged by the chain mechanism, then step out of the car after the vehicle started moving. We would walk around the building and pick up the vehicle on the other side of the wash.
The reason we didn’t ride through the car wash was because the rinse was 160-180 degrees when applied and far too hot to be a passenger inside while going through the wash.
Surprisingly dangerous work.
We’ve been binging this week. :)
BTW, Better Call Saul new season starts tonight.
You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin’ on a big cigar
But till I get myself straight I guess I’ll just have to wait
In my rubber suit a rubbin’ these cars
Well, all I can do is a shake my head
You might not believe that it’s true
For workin’ at this end of Niagara Falls
As an undiscovered Howard Hughes
So baby, don’t expect to see me
With no double martini in any high brow society news
‘Cause I got them steadily depressin’, low down mind messin’
Workin’ at the car wash blues
- Jim Croce
BAD DAY ON THE JOB : GUY GOT STUCK IN CAR WASH BRUSH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5cRXR6yfJY&ab_channel=PurpTheMayor
Car wash manager gets caught in giant brush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0gI3OiNtQE&ab_channel=CNN
I don't know...lost a bet maybe?
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