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30 October 2006

This weekend sucks Friday - two flat tires in the middle of nowhere (it's ok I had 2 cans of fix a flat) →[More:]
Discount Tire fixes em for free -- but I lost 3 hours so I have to work *more* this weekend.

Saturday - I deleted 3 days worth of work out of a database (last backup was 4 days ago) -- So I have to work *MORE* this weekend.

Sunday - /Moving day/ I'm out and about in the morning doing some work and bam - flat tire. No problem I have fix a flat. And I notice that discount tire forgot a lugnut from the friday flat! - gee I hope that doesn't end my day badly since I have to travel over 300 freaking miles today! So the fix a flat worked and I'm off to get my work done for the day and be ready to meet my friends to move my belongings. Then the truck starts to overheat.... *cry* So now the truck's towed to old house and I'm too late to have my friends help me move my crap. So I have to hire moving men for tomorrow.

And tonight: the indoor cat has escaped the apartment thru the dryer vent hole. Somebody give me some good drugs please.

post by: bigmusic at: 00:27 | 6 comments

Jeez. That does suck.

But remember, there will soon be the day you can look back on this and laugh.

posted by black8 30 October | 00:36

Three flat tires in three days? Damn.

One lugnut shouldn't be too much of a problem but make for damned sure the others are on tight. I drove to Boston from Vermont once and arrived with one lugnut left and it was about fifty feet from falling off and the tire going walkabout. Which would have been an unfun way to start the weekend.

Sorry about the shit. Eventually you will be able to laugh about it, just not real soon.

posted by fenriq 30 October | 01:50

Yikes. Maybe stay clear of construction sites for awhile huh? The bright side: you can't get flats while working. :D

posted by chewatadistance 30 October | 09:00

chewata: unless my my job requires me to be at construction sites and drive my truck =/

posted by bigmusic 30 October | 09:32

Ya, one missing lug nut is nothing to sweat in the short term, there is plenty of clamping force in the remain lugs to keep the wheel on (assuming the are torqued correctly). I've had a wheel fly off and I just stole one nut from each of the other wheels to attach the spare.

posted by Mitheral 30 October | 10:18

(((bigmusic)))

sorry about Friday night! I'm piss-poor at checking for voice mail messages!

posted by muddgirl 30 October | 11:11

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