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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "madmotorcyclist2001" wrote:
>
> I used to have an old KZ1000. I left the oil cap off one day and
> was about 12 miles down the road on my way to school when I noticed
> my right pant leg was soaked with oil. The tution was a little
> expensive, but I've never forgotten the lesson.
>
> Joe Grove
> Jonesboro, AR
Hey there, KLRistas:
Have I got one for you guys!
Back in the '60s I was a 'ramp rat' for a major airline, and you needed a
"check-out" on each piece of equipment before you could approach an
airplane with it, and it was now my turn to get it on the DC8 lav cart (honey
wagon, anyone?). Other planes would have a large bucket that you carried
out, but the DC8 had a connection front and rear to drain the holding tank of
probably 100 to 200 gallons each. The Lead Attendant took me to the drain
area and explained what each control did till I understood, then we hooked up
a tractor and towed the wagon over to the ramp to await the 8's arrival.
REMEMBER, I'm not "checked out" yet, so it's the Lead's responsibility!!!
Well, the DC8 pulled in, and under the Lead's watchful gaze I drove under the
tail, climbed up onto the wagon (about 6 feet up) and hooked a 'Y' shaped
fitting attached to an 8" flexible hose around 8' long that disappeared into the
honey wagon's internals, to the airplane, then moved the tractor a few feet to
put a nice angle onto the line so that it couldn't 'choke' and pull off the DC8
and spill all over me and the equipment. He told me it looked OK, so drain it. I
worked the tool (in one leg of the 'Y') till it connected, then, as per instructions,
turned it holding back against the flow and stepped AWAY from the hose and
released. There was a satisfying surge into the hose and the sound of MANY
gallons of poop transferring from the DC8 to my cart... then a rush of
expletives from the Lead, standing beside the cart. I looked down - and there
he was, his legs covered in sh*t in a widening pool of excrement. HE'D
FORGOTTEN TO CLOSE THE CART DRAIN WHEN HE SHOWED ME HOW
IT ALL WORKED!!! It was a real buggar to not start laughing.
Ed