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Blown Tire
Topic Started: May 13 2007, 07:20 PM (275 Views)
dolmansaxlil
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HOLY CARP!!!
Well, THAT was exciting.

Though I was shown how to change a tire when I was about 17, I've never done it.

Tonight, going down the 401 at about 130km/h, my tire blew. And I mean BLEW. Luckily, there wasn't much traffic around me, cause I was sent careening to the other lane before I got safely pulled over.

I had NO idea what I was doing. I called my dad, and his advice was, "You CAN change a tire. It's easy. But put a white cloth around your side mirror, open the hood, look pathetic, and someone will stop to help."

I did as he said, watching truckers screaming by me, cursing the fact that I was wearing jeans and a tshirt rather than a short skirt and heels.

I got out the instruction manual (yes, I'm such a girl). Seemed easy enough.

I was just tightening the lugnuts on the spare when a guy stopped to help. He checked to make sure they were tight, told me, "you did good" in a thick jamaican accent, and I was on my way.

So, another "I've never...." crossed off my list, and home safe and sound. :P
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ivorythumper
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Glad you're ok -- a blow out at 80 is pretty damn scary!!!! Wow!
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CTPianotech
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:yesgrin: + glad you didn't get hurt when the blowout happened!

Sometimes the best time to learn something, is when you have to :)
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kenny
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Nobody use a penis to change a tire.

(I'll bet Larry will say he could.) :lol2:
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apple
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you know.. i'm good at changing tires.. i've had way too many old cars.

once i stopped to help an elderly motorist.. changed his tire and he gave me 50 cents :crazy:
it behooves me to behold
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CTPianotech
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kenny
May 13 2007, 11:54 PM
Nobody use a penis to change a tire.

(I'll bet Larry will say he could.) :lol2:

well then he'd better watch out for them new-fangled hubcaps!
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Mark
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Whew! Glad to hear you are OK!
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katie
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Glad you were able to control your car with the blow out. You did well with the tire too.

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Red Rice
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Wow, glad your OK. Were your tires too old or worn out, or did you hit some debris on the road?
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ny1911
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Get AAA! I've changed lots of tires, but I've also heard of a lot of fatalities for tire changers on interstates. It is tough to find a safe spot for a driver's side tire change. Glad you're OK.
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dolmansaxlil
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I don't know what caused it. IIRC, I put new tires on it last spring, but I may be off on that. I don't think I hit anything though.
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Mikhailoh
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Dol! You da man!

Way to take charge of the situation. I love capable women.
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Aqua Letifer
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Good to hear it went smoothly Dol. :smile:

My first time changing a tire, it was about 3am in the middle of frickin' NOWHERE (actually it was a lonely road that cut through a national forest). It was the perfect setup for some cheesy slasher movie.

I've had 4 flat tires since then so now it's honestly no big deal. Experience is a great thing. ^_^
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RosemaryTwo
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Jeans and a T-shirt are fine.

In law school I got a flat on a very busy section of road (before the entrance to the Fort Pitt tunnels, for those of you familiar with the 'burgh). I was wearing a bathing suit (on my way to go boating). I felt like a real jackass on the side of the road. For some reason, I didn't even throw a T-shirt in the car. :help:

Some highway official stopped and helped me change the darn thing. :doh:
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JBryan
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When I was working as head linesman on a seismograph crew in the West Texas desert many years ago I got three flats per day from the mesquite. At the end of three months there I could have worked in on a pit crew.

I can change a flat almost before you know it.
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Frank_W
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Way to go, Dol!! VERY cool!! :thumb: Glad you weren't hurt. You ROCK!! :)
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Jane D'Oh
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Glad it all went smoothly Dol. My dad wouldn't let me on the road until I'd demonstrated that I could change a tire - but it's hard work IMO! Can you ask why it blew when you get it replaced?
Pfft.
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Axtremus
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Yes, yes, very glad that Dol is OK,
kudos with the tire change,
etc.

Dol and Jane,

Perhaps you should demonstrate that you can wear mini-skirts and high heels... or bathing suits as RosemaryTwo did... post pictures so we can all help make sure you get it right!
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