December 8, 2006
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So I had a flat tire...
Last night, David talked me into photographing a basketball game which went very well, and afterwards, I wanted to stop by a place to take a picture for sherylshearer since I was in the area. I'm driving over there when I see Chrissy, a friend of my Xanga parent, Pete. Weird, I thought. I was parking my truck with David when I thought I saw the bassist of The Buskers band. Weird, I thought.
I walked into Linneman's, and there's the rest of the band! It was a mistake on Linneman's part to book them for last night, but they played anyways even though no one knew they'd be there. I took pictures, of course, and think they absolutely rock and can't wait to post them.
On the way home, though, my tire started making noise, so I pulled off to the side of the freeway and saw it was flat. I changed it, chucked the old one in the back, and kept going. Freezing cold at midnight here in Milwaukee, by the way. But to some people, a flat tire is such a big deal! I've had a couple of flat tires this year, and last year, and the year before, and it happens on equipment from time to time, trailers, loaders, and sometimes big trucks, but it's never been a big deal. You change it or fix it and keep going. It's not hard to do, really, just a couple of minutes with the kit that's in the vehicle.
Oh, one more anecdote. We - Chris, Beth, Joe and I - were driving to school when I sensed something wrong with a tire, and when it started getting loud, I pulled off to investigate. Just then, there was an accident at the intersection in front of us as a car and a Coca-Cola semi collided. Talk about providence, I would always jump off the line on a green light, and I would've been the one smacking into that truck running a late yellow/red light!
Anyways, have you ever changed a tire on the road?
Comments (7)
One time my brothers tried to teach me how to change a flat tire. After a few minutes of watching me struggle unsuccessfully to loosen the bolts, they said, "Well, never mind. Just hope you never have a flat." I have AAA now, but so far, I have never had a flat tire. But that reminds me. I do need to put some air in them.
No, never. I haven't even changed a tire off the road... I could do it, though --but I'd prefer that it be on a warm, sunshiny day with slow traffic, and not in the middle of a freezy night.
yay-can't wait for the picture! no, i haven't changed a tire. i should really know how to do this since my dad is a mechanic. haha.
Oh yah, no big deal, but the story is telling. Who knows what's beyond the next mile marker.
nope, but you've changed a flat for me
I have this sinking feeling you'll make me learn. haha.. actually though I'd like to learn. About that story - I think sometimes it's the smallest actions that happen or don't happen that affect our lives the most. It's a strange thing to think about actually.
I've never found changing a tire to be an "easy" thing. The last flat tire I was in charge of (not my vehicle but a large land rover I needed to borrow) took a few men to change. There is no way I could have changed it myself. In fact, the men tried unsuccessfully before resorting to a sledge hammer. Of course, the spare was also flat. And in the end, the car battery also went dead. It was a bad weekend.