I walked out the back door today to go meet client. I looked at my right front tire.......a little puzzled at first.......and realized it was flatter than a pancake.......alas.......I LOVE AAA.....
OK, now I could throw a fit or I could be thankful I was at home and not on the freeway......
I chose to be very thankful I was not on the freeway nor that I had anyone in the car with me.
Moving along, I take the tire to Firestone in Pleasant Hill. Thinking I would drop off that tire(had broken valve-AAA said that there was a bad shipment about year or so ago with valve stems that were defective-I had this tire replace about then) and mosey on with my business......BUT WAIT.....when the customer service rep followed me out to my car we looked at the same time at the other front tire........BIG shiny nail right in the middle of the tread.....not flat.....
OK, looks like I need to rethink my day.......decided to get the front end realigned and have all of the tires rotated and rebalanced.......
BUT WAIT....When they removed the rim from the front tire with the nail hole........OH NO....another issue
There is a huge chunk out on the rim part that fits the wheel......They legally could not remount........
I started out at 12:30PM and by the time my car was done it was 5PM.....
So another brand new tire, one patched tire, re alignment and so very very very thankful that neither tire blew out as I was driving...
Yes, tis the season to be very thankful............when I realized that both front tires had been greatly compromised.
I'm so glad that you weren't hurt. That is a lot to be thankful for.
Nice to hear it was not more serious than that.
Sometimes I wish I could be a dog.
What a great life. Eat a little, play a little, sleep a little.
A good way to discover a flat tire is when it is sitting still. Only inconvenient, and not dangerous.
Things turned out so much better than they could have. What if... you had the flat while driving the client and..., well the rest doesn't matter because it was a good day, just not the day you had planned.
Tammie-Me too and yes it is a lot to be thankful for
Ralph-I know, doggies have it so good(well most of them) mine sure do......
Michael-I totally agree
Dan-I thought about that over and over again. I hit the freeway last nite after open house....Who knows when I picked up the nail and who knows when the valve broke.....Both front tires......wow....I know how lucky I am......I had a blow out once with a rear tire and it was hard to control but I was able to... The front tires are a lot more tricky to control when they go out.......AND the nail in the front tire would not normally have been seen it was the way I parked and the tire ended up in full view and both of our eyes immediately saw the nail in the other tire even though our destination was to review the other one......
Thanks Tammie...Your post is a great reminder to us all to be thankful for everything--the good, the bad and the in between. It is all a matter of attitude and perspective. We may not be able to change what happens to us but we can change our thoughts and our attitude about what happens.