May 23 2009 Me and My Undercarriage

Put the new creature on the lift today and inspected under the hood in the shop. It is quite a beast, with little bits here and there to be repaired or replaced. The lift itself however tugged at every logical string I have in my mind. These two blue posts I could wrap my arms around with long yellow arms lifted my car via hydrolics and steel cables up so high I could stand underneath. Two tons suspended above ones' head is more suspension of disbelief than I could muster. I stood underneath though, looked at the underbelly of the car, then let the boys work their magic. I kept the kids from going underneath,though, and though the warning label for the "unauthorized persons" included a little skirt-shaped human and children I tried not to be offended, because what woman mechanic would wear a skirt under a car?

Cell Phone photo taken from below me of what is above me.