DIY: A/C Insulation

[Yaris Hilton]

Originally Posted by andaconda

I don't believe I've ever had one???

If you grew up in the U.S. since about the '50s, it's unlikely that you haven't had a primary tetanus immunization series. Required to go to school. But you're supposed to get a booster every 10 years, just in case you do stuff like gouge up your hands while working on your car. Lockjaw's bad stuff.

I suppose this is DIYer maintenance/service. :D

[supmet]

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

If you grew up in the U.S. since about the '50s, it's unlikely that you haven't had a primary tetanus immunization series. Required to go to school. But you're supposed to get a booster every 10 years, just in case you do stuff like gouge up your hands while working on your car. Lockjaw's bad stuff.

I suppose this is DIYer maintenance/service. :D

Hmmm, you are correct, the cdc website says DTaP is required across all 50 states, but I only remember getting tetanus shots post-injury. Maybe I just don't remember because its a combo vaccine for school requirements, and just a tetanus shots after injury.

[texkid]

Originally Posted by supmet

Hmmm, you are correct, the cdc website says DTaP is required across all 50 states, but I only remember getting tetanus shots post-injury. Maybe I just don't remember because its a combo vaccine for school requirements, and just a tetanus shots after injury.

Rule of thumb is that if you don't remember your last DTaP shot then its time for booster.

[AlexNet0]

Originally Posted by texkid

Rule of thumb is that if you don't remember your last DTaP shot then its time for booster.

Lol, indeed.

Ive been lucky having cut myself, not so lightly, several times in the last two years, on not so clean metal, and havent had lockjaw yet, even though my tetanus is wayy overdue.

[texkid]

Originally Posted by AlexNet0

Lol, indeed.

Ive been lucky having cut myself, not so lightly, several times in the last two years, on not so clean metal, and havent had lockjaw yet, even though my tetanus is wayy overdue.

That's why its good for 10 years.

Go ahead and treat yourself to a nice DTaP shot and enjoy the next 10 years of bumps, scrapes, and cuts. You know, the way God designed us to do.

[andaconda]

Originally Posted by texkid

Rule of thumb is that if you don't remember your last DTaP shot then its time for booster.

Ah, come on now. Suck it up, and toughen yourselves up!

[texkid]

Originally Posted by andaconda

Ah, come on now. Suck it up, and toughen yourselves up!

My, my...

You can't really "toughen yourself" out of lock-jaw. In fact, that is the first sign that you should get treated. Why? I am glad you asked.....After your jaw locks up, your neck muscles and the muscles you use to facilitate in breathing begin to "lock-up". Once that happens, which are the late signs of a tetanus infection, you can't scream for help much less breathe effectively; putting you into respiratory arrest and then....well you get the rest.

Hence why it is important to be up to date with your vaccines. Besides, can you imagine what our friends will say? "Did you hear about 'so-and-so'? After he modified his car he died of tetanus. Who wants dibs on this car?"

Originally Posted by yarisugi

By the way, do you wrap that big bubble like thing in between the tube by the ECU? What is that for?

Honestly, I don't know what it is for. All I know is that it is wider and needs more material to wrap. It did make about a 3 to 5 degree difference when I wrapped it up. And yes, it was mentioned in my initial post.

[texkid]

Originally Posted by echo_hrs

Just a few tidbits...I fear getting hit by a drunk driver head-on for the second time more than Tetanus...Fear of getting Tetanus from surface scratches caused by dirty or rusty parts (or stepping on a nail for that matter) is hugely overblown...

Oh hell yeah I fear more from a drunk driver or an idiot t-boning me at an intersection or getting mugged at gun point.

The point is that this is one measure that is preventable. There are still people I've met at the hospital that were in their 30 to 40's and still managed to contract Polio. POLIO for Pete's sake?! Cheese and Rice! That is another disease that could've be prevented. Yes, Polio and Tetanus are diseases that are more rare than car accidents. But no one wants to be that 1 person that contracted either of those, right?

Another case is that there are still kids in inner-city neighborhoods that are getting Lead poisoning. Another avoidable case. In 85% (my personal estimate) of those cases I came across, it was because the parents never thought that Lead was still on their walls! All they had to do when they moved in was just test the paint, strip the walls, and put on a fresh coat of lead-free paint that is available EVERYWHERE. But because of that same mentality in which Lead poisoning is so RARE nowadays, who would've thought that it would happen to their child?