Flat Tire . . OF DOOM!!!

[Ekirh]

Okay exageration . . . but still. . I didn't make it to work today due to a flat tire . . .

I mean yes I had a spare. .. but inexplicably . . I didn't have a jack or wrench . . . I did have them.. but when I needed them I didn't. Probably a case of didn't put them back when I did a tire switch a while back.

Anywhoo . . I was taking the exit that takes me to my work . .when BOOM . . It feels like I hit something . . but I don't know what. I didn't lose control . . and in fact . . . I handled it well . . but it was obviously one of my tires took the beating. So I pulled into a gas station.. no matter I had thirty minutes before work... plenty of time for.. opps.. nothing to change the tire. No matter I'll call my grand pa.. opps.. left my cellphone at home . . no matter I'll go into this gas station and.. oh.. it doesn't open till 6.. well hell.

So I waited till six... gas station opened... got into the gas station.. used the ATM.. got some change.. and started making phone calls. Called work.. who actually called my house worried cause in their words "He's never late" . . I told them sorry . . they told me it's alright they trusted me . . . and to get my tire fixed and stuff. Baasically due to my good attendance. . they weren't going to get on me if I missed today (Which is good cuase I didn't get my tired fix until 8 A.M . . so I would've been two hours late if I had gone in).

In fact after we had the spare on I was still going to go to work.. but my grandpa who came to help me countered that instead of relying on the spare I should just try to get the tire fixed so I wouldn't have to worry about it latter. After a bit of discussion I decided it be best to get fixed with this now.

So I went to Wal-Mart, I know I know I don't want to hear it. . . it was there it was opened and they said it would only take ten minutes. I hate long waits so ten minutes was nice. .except one problem.

Mr. Ekirh (Not my real name) come to the auto zone.

Mr. Ekirh we can't replace your tire . .

Why not!!!

Look at your Rim.

Whatever the hell I hit.. tore a hole through my tire and also through my damn rim.

So off I went to a tire shop . . who told me there was no way in heck they could help me find a replacement rim (apparently the one I bought with this car wasn't orginally on this car and B. it's custom or something . . but told me they knew who could give a wield job for it. So I went got the weild job (Very Very Very Good people by the way. Polite, professional, and they had me done quickly . . hardly a wait).. back to this tire shop . . ended up in a waiting room with a 73 year old whose been waiting for three hours for a car inspection . . . and finally got me a new tire.

Title went flat . . 5:30 in the morning

New Tire and Rim . . 11:45 A.M

Most Common question I was asked: What the hell/fuck/heck did you run over.

Number of sweet teas consumed: 3

So this Flat Tire . . OF DOOM!!! Cost me a lot of time and money (Luckily I'll get a paid day off.. god bless unused sick days). and just a lot of sitting around and running around trying to get things done.

However, I also ate a kick ass sandwich so today wasn't bad.

And no, there is no point to this post. I just felt like telling about my Flat Tire adventure.

And wanted to add OF DOOM!!! to it.. cause I like it.

[taterguy]

1. Who did you piss off and how did they know where to place the booby trap?

[Ekirh]

2. Who knows. . .

I should also mention the first thing anyone said to me after the incident.. was the person who sold me my first sweet tea

Person: You know sir, this isn't exactly the way you should start your morning. I recommend against it.