Is this child abuse?

[Htfiremedic]

How to grease your landing gear-
Step 1- find a 9 year old
Step 2- convince DW that it is ok and she will love it
Step 3- remove items from gas bay
Step 4- shove 9 year old, grease gun and light into bay
Step 5- reassure DW
Step 6- coach on grease gun operation
Step 7- job done? Reverse process and reassure wife
Step 8- hose down 9 year old in yard to remove road grime
Step 9- hide from DW for 24 hours

Good parenting skills, right?

[Rusty]

I'm okay with that!

But then I did spend a few years in the Army.......and Air Force.......LOL

[DJ85]

Looks to me like you have the proper safety measure in place. It appears that you notified the proper Osha personal to watch your every move. I say you get points for aply the proper supervision methods.

[hankpage]

Everything looked okay to me but I thought there should have been a safety line around the person in the confined space and the hatch should have been locked or tagged out.



PS: Did Mama ever catch up with you yet.

[MISailor]

I think it would only be abuse if you closed the door , though you maybe violating child labor laws .

[fla-gypsy]

From the grin on the childs face I would say not

[jsmith948]

Not to mention the Father / Daughter bonding! In this enlightened age of gender equality you have made great strides in teaching your daughter basic maintenance techniques!

[chartrand]

Road grime? Does that area get nasty, it looks like it's sealed off?

[Htfiremedic]

Originally Posted by chartrand

Road grime? Does that area get nasty, it looks like it's sealed off?

It's pseudo sealed. There was a lot of dust and debris from assembly and some "Goo".

[Htfiremedic]

Being a firefighter and paramedic, I employed the canary method of testing the air..., the ankle was my safety and mommy finally found the humor!

[diugo]

Not so much child abuse but fifth wheel abuse---aren't you supposed to use silicone spray (not grease) on landing gear?

[Htfiremedic]

Nope...zerk fittings for the gears at the top of mine. Required by manufacturer.

[Terrydactile]

Ok so long as someone has confined space training. Just kidding. Your wife doesn't look too convinced about the whole thing though.

[f6bits]

I like how DW is literally looking the other way. Or maybe she's just on the lookout for CPS.

[Htfiremedic]

That was my clue to run!