oldster uses shotgun on stripped lug nut

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Revenge of the lug nut: Kitsap County man gets hurt when he blasts car wheel with shotgun
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SOUTHWORTH, Kitsap County "â€￾ A man trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut blasted the wheel with a 12-gauge shotgun, injuring himself badly in both legs, Kitsap County sheriff's deputies said.

The 66-year-old man had been repairing a Lincoln Continental for two weeks at his home northwest of Southworth and east of Port Orchard and had gotten all but one of the lug nuts off the right rear wheel before getting frustrated Saturday afternoon, Deputy Scott Wilson said.

"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said.

From about arm's length, the man fired the shotgun at the wheel and was "peppered" in both legs with shot and other debris, with some injuries as high on his body as his chin, according to a sheriff's office report.

"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue personnel treated the man at the scene before he was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with injuries Wilson described as "severe but not life-threatening."
 
One of those times where you wish you HAD been drinking, so you had an excuse for your stupidity...

I would love to know what the lead up to this was, what the rationalization was.
 
He only needs two things in his tool kit:

ONE- shot gun
TWO- duct tape

Now, his first aid kit is another story.
 
I have heard of using 12 gauge #4s to get the Bose speakers out of Corvettes but not lug nuts...
 
I think he misunderstood the meaning of: use an 'Impact Gun' to loosen the lug nut.

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Of course alot of Port Orchard isn't really ... how should I say this .... right in the head !

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I can't help but wonder if this other guy's car is a ferrari....

See related thread about squids in ferraris for full explanation...
 
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