[SEL] Biggest part you've lost?

[John Hall]

I was rotating the tires on the wifes car one day. I rolled the front tire 
to the back and the rear tire to the front where I proceced to mount it on 
the car. While tightening it down I heard a strange noise outside that I 
pretty much ignored. When I went to put the tire on the back, it wasn't in 
the shop. I looked for 2-3 minutes before I remembereed the noise. It was a 
splashing sound just like a tire makes when it rolls out of the shop, across 
the road, into the pasture and landing in the creek!!!!

Another recent lost part experience came while having my 3 year old help 
while working on an old engine. Letting them help is fine provided you don't 
step away to another part of the shop. I finally got down to his eye level 
and found my part.

John