So,
I have a CT Scan to get too and, whoa! A very slow tire leak hath
possessed my left rear tire. But no worry, I had fortuitously
just
purchased a can of fix a flat
(Tire sensor safe!).
Screwed the nipple on (mmmmmm, nipple) and pressed the trigger.
KABLOWWY! The thing blew up in my face. Opening my right
eye just
enough to navigate, I made it into the kitchen and sprayed my face. I
wasn't blind, so there's that.
Back outside I turned on the compressor and pumped the tire up to 32
lbs, and took off. It was a slow leak after all. On
the off
ramp to the hospital I feel the wheels go squishy, and—yup—the sound of
flat tire. With a line of cars behind me, and the parking garage
just
a football field away, I went for it. KA-SLAPPETA KA-SLAPPETA
KA-SLAPPETA. I parked right in front
of the elevator in a do not park space, and made it with a minute to
spare. Shredded.
 Did
I say I don't have a cell phone? Don't want one. I did have my I
pad,
so I took a pic of my location and posted it on MoSup's Facebook page
(I don't do Facebook myself). A minute later I looked to see if it
posted, and my daughter had already commented "Jimi (my S-I-L) on the
way!"
To finish in as few words as possible... When I got to the car Jimi had
replaced the tire with the donut tire. But it was flat. We
drove to a
tire store with the rim and bought a new tire for $122.00. Went
back
in time to face the beach traffic. Got home. Did I say
MoSup had
warned me to get the leak fixed? She did not say a word.
She is a
saint.
- PS- If the fix a flat
people see this, I was blinded by their product and the
operation will cost $5 million.
- PPS - Within 5 minutes of that FB post I
received (on my iPad) a copy of his AAA card
from one son, and a "what can I do" note from another. It's good
to be a father.
- PPPS - God Bless You Jimi HAHA
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That kind of thing has stopped happening to me since I got AAA premium membership. After several years of no trouble, my wife persuaded me to cancel the membership to "save money". I kid you not, the next day she got a railroad spike through a tire near the local RR crossing.
ReplyDeleteI immediately reinstated the membership.
There's some kind of Karma about having good insurance that keeps me out of trouble.
Great story from series of frustrations to amazing assistance. AAA is great, been a member for as long as I can remember, but sometimes nothing is as good as a Jimi on the spot!
ReplyDeleteHope your CT wasn't anything too serious. Just had my own and need to repeat in 3 mos. I'm focusing on it's not serious. :)
Now you should buy another tire so that they match. Not kidding.
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ReplyDeleteFix a Flat voids any warranty you have on the Tire. Learned the hard way (that damn tiny writing). So far Jimi is still safe though.
Geo
Umbrellas prevent rain
ReplyDeleteStudded snow tires prevent Ice storms
AAA prevents automotive issues
Oh, I think it could have been worse.
ReplyDeleteNow try buying a new donut tire. If you can even find one.