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PSA check your SPARE tire.
Really folks... have you ever seen anything more pathetic??
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v613/g-rocco/Jetta/?action=view¤t=flat001.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch2
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v613/g-rocco/Jetta/?action=view¤t=flat002.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
The replacement tire is ordered and on it's way.
I'll chalk this one up to poor sleep and no coffee before I tried to fight
the traffic.
GP
On 10/4/06, Greg Pallett <greg.rocco@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Todays public service announcement is courtesy of DC streets and my
> incompetent driving.
> Running a bit late for work I try to sneak around a corner inside a
> bus. I clipped the curb, and heard a disturbing hissing sound.
> Sure enough, after sitting at the next light, I had a flat. It looks
> like I nicked the sidewall. No big deal, I can change this in ten
> minutes. Well, I could have, but my spare was flat too *banghead*
> So folks, go out and pull the carpeting - check your spare tire! make
> sure it has air and that it will hold air! I can imagine I'll be
> checking it every few months now....
> (So I had to walk 10 blocks with the mini-spare to get some air in it
> and then back to the car - it makes the day interesting right?)
>
> GP
>
> --
> "Fatal mistakes rarely happen, but funny things often do"
>
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"Fatal mistakes rarely happen, but funny things often do"