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Posted by diskullman [Email] (more from diskullman) on Fri, 1 Dec 2006 20:06:43
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Ok.. all set for a big night out, meeting up with 3 women I hadn't seen in 20 years, to go see a band we haven't seen in 20 years, had to swap the daily driver with the wife, so I get to take the SPG out for some highway driving. I'm cruising along at 75 with the cruise control on ( remarking to myself that I never had a car with a manual trans & cruise) when the front end starts rumbling. I slow down to 65, rumble goes away, then re-appears 30 seconds later, down to 55 then, kapow, the right front tire blows out. So I get out the spare & jack, only to find the jack is rusted shut (and I have 3 more in the garage). Now, out of nowhere it starts pouring rain. I get on the cell phone for roadside assistance and wait.....and wait....and wait.....finally get donut spare put on, and head off highway. Five minutes down the road, I start to get a familiar rumble again, as I roll into the gas station, and pump up the space saver. After 2 flats, it's time to cancel the trip, as I would have arrived as the place was closing up.
How odd, it struck me, as I've been usung this car constantly for the last month, that this didn't happen on the local roads I drive, or on the way to work, or a some convenient time. After 1000s of slow miles on backroads, I get on the highway for 20 minutes (it's a restricted highway, you can't call just ANY towtruck, they contract all work) and all hell breaks loose.. You can bet that one of the newer jacks will be in the trunk tomorrow, as well as the full tool kit & a properly inflated spare donut.
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